HBO Accidentally Leaked the New ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode

This publicity image released by HBO shows Peter Dinklage in a scene from "Game of Thrones." Dinklage was nominated for an Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris. It will air Sept. 22 on CBS. (AP Photo/HBO, Helen Sloan)

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Jonathan Zhou

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May 22, 2016Updated: May 22, 2016

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Upcoming “Game of Thrones” episode 5, The Door, has been leaked on torrent trackers more than a day before its premiere on HBO.

But the source of the leak wasn’t a renegade employee—it was an error by HBO itself. The episode became available on HBO Nordic, available in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

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A torrent is an information package that allows access to large files, and they are often used to pirate large files such as movies or software.

@WenAndrada hbo nordic lo puso disponible y gente lo vio, vi capturas del cap en fb. No encontre link todavia. pic.twitter.com/Tn72V8Ixwb

— Nico (@niconucleosis) May 22, 2016