Latest Riot Vanguard Update Can Brick Your Hardware (If You're a Cheater)
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Riot Games' kernal level anti-cheat, Vanguard, has received an update which is allegedly altering system firmware associated with cheating.

Riot Games‘ kernel-level anti-cheat, Vanguard, has received an update that is allegedly altering system firmware to remove the ability of the user to access certain hardware associated with cheating.

Riot Games quoted one post discussing the anti-cheat, replying “congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.” But how exactly does Vanguard’s new system make “paperweights” out of hardware?

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    32·
    10 hours ago

    On one side, I love how it breaks cheaters hardware, should not have cheated… eh?

    On the other side, worried that it might and will break non-cheaters hardware sooner or later.

    • TurboWafflz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      9 hours ago

      I think even breaking hardware that you know is only for cheating should still never be done. It’s a game, it does not matter that much. Hopefully this results in a lawsuit