Synology and its partners have implemented various measures to detect and prevent the use of cracked licenses, including:

If your system was previously compromised by a crack and is now locked, you may need to perform a Mode 2 Reset (reinstalling DSM) to clear the unauthorized scripts before you can use a legitimate license again.

You will lose access to official security patches , bug fixes, and technical support from Synology, leaving your virtualization environment vulnerable [1, 6].

There is no legitimate or safe way to "crack" a Synology Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Pro license

You will not receive critical security patches or technical support. If a storage volume crashes or a VM fails to boot, Synology support will likely refuse to assist once they detect a tampered system [1].

A: Yes, you can get caught using a cracked license, which can lead to financial penalties, reputation damage, and loss of access to support and updates.