G.O.T 1st episode pirated million times

The first episode of 'Game of Thrones' was a massive success,has been watched through official channels 16 million times since its release on Sunday,But the numbers are very less than it's illegal view of about 90 million times across globe in the first three days after release .

online searches in India peak in pune city and U.S in world .

It has been named the most pirated show on the internet for the last five years.

Illegal viewers data

U.S - 1,50,75,951

U.K - 6,252,903

Germany - 48,97,280

India - 43,35,331

Indonesia - 42,86,927

Philippines - 41,89,030

Canada - 31,82,851

France - 28,81,467

Turkey - 28,02,458

Vietnam - 24,36,149

source for above data : The Hindu

However, a terrifying computer virus that targeted Game of Thrones fans on torrent site The Pirate Bay last year should be a cautionary tale for anyone considering downloading the show by illegal methods.

Following the season 6 premiere last year, ransomware was introduced on The Pirate Bay to coincide with the influx of users looking to download Game Of Thrones episodes.

A fraudulent advertiser on The Pirate Bay used a pop-under advertisement to quietly redirect users and infect them with Cerber ransomware.

Security firm Malwarebytes discovered the threat, which used a victim’s vulnerable browser plugins to silently download a malicious payload to a system.