To combat cracking, the software industry has developed increasingly sophisticated Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems.
The most visible form of cracking is software piracy. Groups known as "Scene groups" race to crack the latest video games or expensive creative software (like Adobe or AutoCAD) before anyone else. This results in billions of dollars in lost revenue for software developers and poses significant risks to end-users; pirated software is a primary vector for malware, ransomware, and spyware. crackingx