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Beware of the Game of Thrones related malware attack; lures users with videos of the show

In the malware attack, the email lures the user to see the show in advance and in return asks money for every episode. If you get an email with the subject line, “Wanna see Game of Thrones in advance?”, then you need to exercise caution as it could be a malware attack according to latest reports. According to proofpoint, a California based cybersecurity company, received one such email asking, “Wanna see the Game of Thrones in advance?” The email lures the user to see the show in advance and in return asks money for every episode. While the Game of Thrones season 7 finale is scheduled to take place today, the HBO hackers have reportedly sent its detailed plot outline to publications like Mashable, The Independent and a reddit user, in addition to releasing it on the “deep web”.

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