Study Reveals a Malware Problem on Pirate Sites, but How Bad is It? (torrentfreak.com)

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A new report investigates the cybersecurity risks consumers face when using digital piracy services in Southeast Asia. The findings clearly show that pirate sites are a bigger threat than legal streaming platforms, suggesting that countermeasures are warranted. However, does is also mean that pirates are 65 times more likely to be infected by malware? And is that even important?

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[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago

I've never found it particularly difficult to find malware on open pirate sites.

Hell, if you walk into the Pirate Bay without a ad block on you could probably have a compromised EXE in two clicks.

I don't think malware is any worse or better than it's been for 30 years