The installation was silent—too silent. Within minutes, Leo’s "Premium" suite started acting strange. Every time he typed "The," it autocorrected to "BUY BITCOIN." His laptop fans began screaming like a jet engine, and his files started disappearing into folders named with random strings of code. He hadn't just downloaded an office suite; he'd invited a group of crypto-miners to live in his CPU.
Many cracks include "infostealers" designed to scrape your browser history, saved passwords, and credit card information. Saving a few dollars on a subscription isn't worth losing access to your bank accounts or identity.
