While individuals are rarely sued for using cracked software, commercial use is different. Companies like Adobe employ automated web crawlers to check metadata on freelance portfolios. If a .PSD file contains a "Cracked by Team R2R" comment layer, the designer can be issued a or sued for statutory damages (up to $150,000 per title in the US).
: Files downloaded from nulled sites are often bundled with malicious scripts. For example, a "nulled" graphics pack for a website might contain hidden backdoors that allow hackers to take over the site. nulled graphics
