I’ve been pirating games for 20 years and only ever got a virus when I was very young and didn’t know any better. Downloading from reputable scene groups, repackers, and private trackers doesn’t really put you at risk. There’s also plenty of multiplayer games that work on pirated copies, either with other pirates, or sometimes even with legit players. Denuvo has slowed down the rate of cracks, but things aren’t really much different now than they’ve ever been.