Malware deliberately loaded onto pirated or counterfeit software could cost organizations an estimated $491 billion this year alone. That is the conclusion of a new study on the connection between pirated software and cyber breaches by International Data Corp (IDC) and the University of Singapore. According to an article at Computer Weekly, the study is "based on forensic analytics of 203 PCs that were bought from PC resellers, specialty shops and PC markets in typical buying situations in 11 countries." The global study also surveyed 1,700 consumers, IT professionals, CIOs and government officials in 13 countries. The study revealed that the likelihood of encountering malware in pirated software is one in three, and the change of encountering malware in a PC purchased with pirated software was 61 percent.
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