{"id":315030,"date":"2019-05-06T07:34:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=315030"},"modified":"2019-05-06T07:34:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:34:07","slug":"pirating-game-of-thrones-could-expose-your-computer-to-33-different-types-of-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/315030\/pirating-game-of-thrones-could-expose-your-computer-to-33-different-types-of-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirating Game of Thrones could expose your computer to 33 different types of malware"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pirating copyrighted content and streaming content without paying for it is illegal and can result in consequences such as being fined or being imprisoned. But despite the fact that they may face these consequences, many pirates aren\u2019t concerned about breaking the law. But they should at least be concerned about \u201cbreaking\u201d their computers.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is because, as reported by<\/span> Cnet<\/b><\/a>, <\/b>a recent report by security company Kaspersky revealed that malware disguised as episodes of popular TV shows became increasingly common in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

The report\u2019s findings show that series including <\/span>Game of Thrones<\/a><\/strong>, Stranger Things, <\/span>The Handmaid’s Tale<\/a><\/strong> and <\/span>Westworld<\/a><\/strong> are among the 31 most popular TV shows aired in 2018 that hackers routinely use as bait to secretly install malware on people’s computers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaspersky tracked the appearance of all these shows on torrenting and piracy sites, and of the 31 shows studied, Kaspersky found 126 340 cases of malware posing as episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe data is sourced from millions of volunteers worldwide that share cybersecurity data with the company as part of its Kaspersky Security Network,\u201d said Cnet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaspersky report breakdown<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Kaspersky report showed the following findings.<\/span><\/p>\n