Why you should avoid nulled WordPress themes and plugins

Below is a complain from some one who used a nulled service. Would you wish it be you?

“I was making a website and as usual I downloaded a bunch of nulled WP themes, some I got from BHW, some from Festinger Vault and some via Googleing. And check all of them on VirusTotal.

Well after a few days, there was a huge transaction on my credit card, kept getting e-mails about people accessing my g-mail accounts. I was able to recover some, but I lost my reddit, discord, multiple twitter accounts, had to change all the credit cards. FML…. my reddit and twitter profiles are now spamming Crypto LOL…..

How do I not make the same mistake again? I know, I know, don’t download random shit. But other than that, is there something better than VirusTotal?”

Although this nulled themes and plugin seem juicy deals to avoid payments, they come with risks. If you are having online transactions, be very weary. If storing user data whether sensitive or not, be weary, it could be used to trick your clients.