GTA Online Cheaters Targeted As Rockstar Gets Search & Seizure Warrant

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Developers have been cracking down harder than ever before on cheaters in online gaming recently and Rockstar is no exception. Though the team is busy preparing for the release of Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto Online continues to be a popular staple in the community - which means a popular staple for cheaters. Now the studio is taking matters into their own hands and going after them in their own homes.

A Search and Seizure warrant has successfully been issued to both Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive by the Australian Federal Court. The purpose is to take down 5 alleged cheaters once and for all. So far, according to Torrent Freak, two homes have been raided in Melbourne, Australia having all of their assets - and their created software - frozen and taken offline.

One of the programs these people created to cheat in the GTA Online game is called Infamous and it costs users around 40 USD. This created program grants players the ability to access a cheat menu within the online game, providing an unfair advantage as well as unlimited weapons, cash, and other in-game goods to help push for the win. What made this a particularly nasty experience for those that opted out of cheating is that Infamous also allowed these players to teleport to any other player on the map within the server and kill them instantly. For the killed, that ruins the entire gameplay experience.

There were a few court orders that are aiding in this takedown, numerous accounts can be seen here. Of the five people targeted, no one has offered a rebuttal at this time including Cyrus Lesser, Sfinktah, Koroush Jeddian, Koroush Anderson, and Christopher Anderson.

Since this software made profit, that's a copyright infringement right there, but it also seems that the two companies are seeking other retribution as well. Understandable, given that this program did a lot of damage in terms of enjoyment, as well as took away the prime source of income from the game through its microtransactions.



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TOXICPosted:

Glad to see they cracking down on this, all the stuff happening with RDR2 and still have time to sort GTA out still.

MushroomElmPosted:

maxmaxthex
Austin Why does it seem like all the "cheaters" aka Hackers are always over seas and the never have warrants for people in the US that do it? Maybe it's just me, I don't know


Because the US doesn't want to waste resources and time trying to lock someone up for cheating in a video game, nor do they care


Doesn't care? You've got to be joking.
Under the US, each infringement is up to a 150K fine PER instance. I'm sure the Government would go for each sale as a different copyright instance as well.
That's $150K to the US, NOT Rockstar who would have to go through other court systems for suing.

The US LOVES to find people who do this stuff. Especially music, usually, because you donwnload more than a few songs right? Boy, what a bill you'll get.

DecyPosted:

Austin Why does it seem like all the "cheaters" aka Hackers are always over seas and the never have warrants for people in the US that do it? Maybe it's just me, I don't know


It depends on the situation and the extent of it. Generally profit made... lul

MazePosted:

Jeez developers really aren't taking cheating any more

LinxPosted:

Dang that's hardcore rockstar

maxmaxthexPosted:

Austin Why does it seem like all the "cheaters" aka Hackers are always over seas and the never have warrants for people in the US that do it? Maybe it's just me, I don't know


Because the US doesn't want to waste resources and time trying to lock someone up for cheating in a video game, nor do they care

AustinPosted:

Mitochondria GTA is practically pay2play anymore so it's pointless of cracking down on this.


I agree. It's so hard to earn enough money for some things in my personal opinion

16Posted:

GTA is practically pay2play anymore so it's pointless of cracking down on this.

AustinPosted:

Why does it seem like all the "cheaters" aka Hackers are always over seas and the never have warrants for people in the US that do it? Maybe it's just me, I don't know