There are some people out there who want the best of both, a premium plugin for free, but this can be disastrous. These are known as nulled (or hacked) plugins.
What Are WordPress Nulled Plugins?
Category: Security
Critical Security Update – Duplicator Plugin
It is a very popular site migration tool available for free. Basically if you are moving your site or want to back it up, the tool creates a copy (or clone). It is very useful for developers and overall a respected plugin. However there is currently an active attack.
Major Security Concern – WordPress GDPR Cookie Plugin
The last two years has seen the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) get significant airtime. While it has given greater data privacy rights to individuals in the European Union, it has also represented a major headache for Irish businesses.