Expert Series: How Pirates Use Legal Platforms to Sell Illegal Services
Pirates not only steal content, but then they deploy free platforms such as Facebook or Ebay or Amazon to be able to sell these devices. Now, the platforms sometimes make efforts to try to stop that, but it becomes a bit of a game of “Whac-a-Mole.”
Fake Streaming Free Trial Delivers Malware Rather than Films
A new scheme uses our appetite for free trials to trick people into downloading a backdoor into their computers.
Is Piracy Legal?
Content pirates circumvent legal copy protection and distribute material without the authorization or permission of the content owner.
Watching Pirated Content is Not Safe
Pirated content is not safe. Downloading, streaming or torrenting pirated content can put your devices and your personal information at risk from malware.
What Pirate Streaming Sites Use to Lure Consumers
Pirates use several distribution methods to offer customers stolen content.
Risks of Viewing Pirated Content
There are many risks associated with viewing unauthorized, stolen content. Read about four big ones.
That ‘Fail-Safe Movie Download’ May Not Be Safe
Some movie studios have begun to release new films simultaneously in theaters and on their streaming platforms. This allows new films to reach the...
What is Torrenting?
Are torrents safe? Torrenting can be a good way to get large files, but it’s also a way people share stolen content. (Watch)
What is Phishing?
Phishing is a time tested and effective way to infiltrate your devices, and the more you know about it the better you will know how to protect yourself online.
What is Jailbreaking?
Jailbreaking a digital device is presented as a way to expand its capabilities. But doing so also limits your ability to protect yourself online.
What is Keylogging?
One reason cybercriminals offer free movie websites and free sports streaming is to gain access to viewers’ devices, and once inside, to start recording key stokes.
What is Spoofing?
Ever receive an email from a friend that seemed suspicious, like it wasn’t really from them?