Mumbai, Aug 15 (Agencies): Four persons from Bengalaru have been arrested by Mumbai Police and Maharashtra Cyber cell for the ‘Game of Thrones’ data leak.
Hotstar had approached the Special Inspector General of Police (Maharashtra Cyber) Brijesh Singh, who heads the cyber security of the state, after the data leak was detected. Accordingly a probe was launched and four persons were arrested.
The leak has been been traced to Prime Focus Technologies, the agency contracted by Star India Private Limited to manage the data.
Game of Thrones is streamed on Star India’s over the top (OTT) platform Hotstar minutes after the American telecast. Star India Private Limited and Novi Digital Private Limited had lodged the complaint.
Already the most pirated show in TV history, the popular fantasy drama -- which tells the story of noble families vying for the Iron Throne -- has been plagued by leaks in recent weeks following the premiere of the seventh season.
After receiving a complaint for a company "we investigated the case and have arrested four individuals for unauthorised publication of the fourth episode from season seven," Deputy Commissioner of Police Akbar Pathan told AFP.
He said the four -- accused of criminal breach of trust and computer-related offences -- would be detained until August 21 amid an investigation.
The four arrested were company employees who possessed official credentials giving them access to the episodes, the reports added.
The case was filed by a Mumbai-based company responsible for storing and processing the TV episodes for an app, local media said.