A South Korean teenager has reportedly been arrested for creating hacks for Blizzard’s Overwatch<\/em>.<\/p>
In Korea, creation and distribution of cheating software is illegal<\/a> and punishable with jail time and <\/em>fines. The teenager arrested and his 24-year-old accomplice face both if they’re deemed guilty in Korean court.<\/p>
A report from a South Korean news site<\/a> said the cheat creator made more than $100,000 in profit from nearly 1,000 customers. The aim assistance programs were reportedly sold from $70 to $100, according to a translation<\/a> of the story.<\/p>
Police told the Korean news site that the teenager took inspiration from international hacking group Anonymous, dropping out of high school to create these cheating programs. Hacking has been a problem in Korean Overwatch<\/em> for a while now, with Blizzard struggling to keep up<\/a> with banning players using external software for an advantage.<\/p>
Blizzard has reportedly banned more than 22,000 Korean Overwatch<\/em> accounts in January alone. To curb cheating, the developer also changed the way the game is accessed in Korean gaming caf\u00e9s<\/a>\u2014known in Korea as PC bangs.<\/p>
Blizzard is also taking on international cheaters. Earlier today, it was reported that the developer won a court battle<\/a> against German hacking software creator Bossland.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
