I often get emails from people asking if it’s safe to download executable programs from peer-to-peer filesharing networks. I always answer with an emphatic “NO!,” and the warning that pirated software ...

According to Krebs, whilst previously he had little more than anecdotal evidence that confirmed cracked software as being infested with malware, that situation has now changed. "Recently, I heard from ...

An ongoing worldwide campaign is pushing new malware dubbed MosaicLoader camouflaged as cracked software via search engine advertising to infect wannabe software pirates' systems. MosaicLoader is a ...

In 2021, crime doesn’t pay if you can’t be found on Google. That’s apparently what the creators of the new MosaicLoader family of malware discovered. PC security company Bitdefender recently published ...

Threat actors have so far made about $2 million from Crackonosh, which secretly mines Monero cryptocurrency from affected devices. A new Monero cryptojacking malware distributed via “cracked” versions ...

The threat actors behind the Exorcist 2.0 ransomware are using malicious advertising to redirect victims to fake software crack sites that distribute their malware. According to security researcher ...

Google has taken down thousands of YouTube videos that were quietly spreading password-stealing malware disguised as cracked software and game cheats.… Researchers ...