“It’s important for consumers and operators alike to understand that today, piracy and cybercrime are not necessarily separate threats as they will often come from the same origin,” is the opening gambit from Irdeto’s 2018 Global Consumer Piracy Threat report. The Dutch digital security firm made headlines this week after highlighting how the dark web serves as a buzzing marketplace of OTT video passwords – going on the cheap for an average $8.71 – while suggesting little can be done to extinguish the problem. Missing from the report, however, is the offer of any solution to the caveat of the lines between piracy and cybercrime blurring, which is by no means exclusive to Irdeto but a trend across the entire…