Police bust the world’s largest hacking software ring, worth $ 750 million

In March 2020, Chinese police received a tip about a global hacking tool trafficking ring. And 12 months later, this line was officially arrested, marking the biggest breakup of a cheat software supplier in the history of the gaming industry.​

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Providing in-game cheats has become a very lucrative business in recent years. Distributors earn 10,000 USD (230 million VND) a day thanks to these software, even buying many luxury supercars with a value of up to 20 million USD. It is known that the above line has collected $ 764 million before shutting down on March 26, 2021.

After receiving accurate information, the police of Con Son city conducted a raid, closed 17 websites and shot and detained 10 agents. The target audience of this line is mainly mobile gamesthird-person shooter as well as popular titles: OverwatchValorant… Players will buy “subscription keys” to use the hacking software for a certain period of time: it costs 10 USD (230 thousand VND) per day, 50 USD (1.1 million VND) per week and 200 USD (4.6 million VND) per month.​

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Not only operating within China, this line also sells products in many other markets around the world. The ringleader has also had his assets confiscated and faces jail time. Con Son Police said they will continue to work hard to maintain a healthy environment for the games.
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