141 pirates were arrested in China after the police bust of the PUBG cheat software was arrested

Thanks to the combined efforts of Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the Chinese police, 141 hackers are arrested for creating and distributing cheat software. The Battlefields of PlayerUnknown (PUBG). This bust comes after months of collaboration and investigation from Tencent, the game's distributor in China, as well as local authorities.

According to a translation of the original article, this operation took place between April 22nd and 26th. Officers traveled between some of China's largest cities and provinces, including Beijing, Shanghai, Shandong and Zhejiang. At this point, agents seized over 200 devices, such as mobile phones and computers, and more than 20,000 plug-ins.

Although they earn "tens of thousands of yuan a day," pirates are now severely punished. The report describes illegal gambling plug-ins as "destructive procedural tools". In addition, the actions of these hackers constitute "an intrusion, an illegal control of the procedures and tools of the information system". there is often a deeper and malicious intent on the part of the cheat developer. More often than not, they seek to extract personal information via Trojan horse viruses. And despite other high-profile arrests early in the year, the situation shows little sign of improvement.

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A year of arrests for PUBG Pirates and cheats

Unfortunately, cheating and hacking are not uncommon in PlayerUnknown's battlefields. As one of the most popular games in the world, it is also likely to attract attention. For starters, in January, Bloomberg reported a massive arrest of 100 people. This happened before the official release of the game in China. At that time, hacks included unfair gaming mechanisms such as automatic aiming and X-ray vision.

More recently, in April, PUBG Corp. informed Steam users that additional arrests were underway. The team reaffirmed its commitment to implement its own anti-cheat software and also revealed that a lawsuit was pending. At that time, police arrested another 15 people to develop and sell programs that affected PUBG. In addition, the post shared an excerpt translated from a local newscast, which highlighted some of the repercussions of these crimes, as well as the impact of the programs on user data.

Top 15 suspects including "OMG", "FL", "火狐", "须弥" and "炎黄" were arrested for developing hacker programs, hosted markets for hacking programs, and hacker transactions. brokerage. Currently, the suspects have been fined about 30 mils GNP (5.1 Mils USD). Other suspects related to this case are still being investigated … Some hacker programs that are distributed via the Internet include a Huigezi Trojan * virus (Chinese backdoor). It has been proven that hack developers use this virus to control users' PCs, analyze their data, and extract information illegally.

Policing the future of PUBG

Clearly, hacks were not limited to unfair advantage. People who use cheating software endanger the personal information of themselves and others. Perhaps these problems influence the reason why the base of active players PUBG on Steam decreases. Once the undisputed titan of the royal battle market, the game faces increasing challenges. New titles are introduced daily, many from larger developers than Bluehole. For example, PUBG will soon have to face competitors like Call of Duty and Battlefield.

Meanwhile, its current competition is not facing the same level of cheating or negative press. And, adding more salt to the wound, PUBG Corp. recently abandoned his lawsuit against Fortnite developer Epic Games. Try as they could, they can not take a break. Despite these difficulties, Bluehole and Tencent are looking for additional expansion. Fortunately for fans of the game, they continue to approach the cheating situation by any means necessary. Hopefully the continued vigilance of PUBG Corp. and Tencent will lead the game in a safer and more just future.

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