Keyloggers embedded in "patch" or "crack" files (often required to play the video) can steal banking credentials, social media passwords, and personal photos.
These sites rarely keep the same URL for more than a few months. When the Indian government's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) orders ISPs to block a domain (e.g., 9xmovies.com), the owners simply switch to 9xmovies.pro or 9xmovies.shop. They maintain a network of "proxy" and "mirror" sites, ensuring the user never feels the interruption.
Have you ever wondered why a movie appears on these sites weeks before the Blu-ray release? It comes down to "prints."