Currently, the world of video games is going through this or that problem: Well, there are people who harm the experience of the players in the most liked and admired games by consumers.
Because? Hackers have existed since these were created, those in the world of ‘video games’, people who use cheats to have fun in a completely different way than what the companies that created these games are looking for.
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It is known that world law tries to punish anyone who uses cheating or aid in life, as it is a behavior that is not appropriate for society.
Therefore, a Romanian hacker named Mihai Claudiu-Florentín, Bungie lost its lawsuit against Bungie for selling cheats for one of its most popular games, Destiny 2. Therefore, the creator of the illegal software must pay the company $12 million (55’320,120,000,000 Colombian pesos) for damages.
The software this man created, It allowed players to cheat in a variety of ways, such as seeing through walls or making much more accurate shots in the game.
It would have been requested by the famous company in 2021, Since then, Florentin has created the ‘VeteranCheats’ app that supports and enhances the skills of players using it in various video games in the industry.
Through forensic designation, Bungie notes that it has managed to detect more than 5,800 downloads of this software for Destiny 2, thus greatly impacting a portion of the gaming community as those who enabled these cheats ruined the experience. You can live in it.
In February 2023, The company asked the defendant to pay the said money because they wanted him to pay $2,000 for each illegal download of this software. ($9,213,160.00 Colombian Peso) for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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The court in which the charge was made awarded Claudiu-Florentín the full amount requested by Bungie, in addition to issuing a permanent injunction. prohibits you for life from re-modifying or violating the copyright of this video game.
The software ‘VetranCheats’ created by Claudiu-Florentín as striking data still active and offers cheats for an infinite number of titles, for example:
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However, Destiny 2 is no longer part of this list as it was revealed at trial. Bungie spent about $2 million to circumvent the traps provided by this server, using security personnel and ‘anti-hacker’ software.
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