One of the most enduring online movie scams involves sites that claim to offer premium content, but turn out to be some type of scam. These services do not discriminate, so whether ‘customers’ are pirates or just regular people hoping to buy content, everyone is a potential victim. The scam has been running for at least 20 years yet, seemingly out of nowhere, pro site-blocking studies now describe it as a major piracy-related security threat.

  • Sneezycat
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    27 days ago

    Piracy is sharing, asking for money is always a scam. If you’re paying, pay the authorized distributors.