Software piracy involves much more than businesses and consumers using illegal copies of computer programs. What lurks within the pirated copies is often rogue code — malware — that can be just as deadly to computers and users’ finances. Software companies are reporting that piracy has increased 20 to 30 percent due to COVID-19.
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Software Piracy Spreading With the Virus
Posted by: Jack M. Germain September 1, 2020 05:11 AMSoftware piracy involves much more than businesses and consumers using illegal copies of computer programs. What lurks within the pirated copies is often rogue code — malware — that can be just as deadly to computers and users’ finances. Software companies are reporting that piracy has increased 20 to 30 percent due to COVID-19.