Denuvo is taking legal action against the game cracker known as “Voices38”

peteruk · 2026-09-16T13:25:14+0100

Skelletonike · 2026-09-16T13:56:38+0100

I will not be defending a cracker. He knew what he was getting into.

Veho · 2026-09-16T13:58:55+0100

But they don't know who he is, or if it's one or more people?
Sounds like empty posturing but OK.

NinStar · 2026-09-16T14:05:14+0100

Skelletonike said:
I will not be defending a cracker. He knew what he was getting into.

Crackers are doing a favor to everyone by removing/bypassing a widespread malware called DRM.

Skelletonike · 2026-09-16T14:18:57+0100

NinStar said:
Crackers are doing a favor to everyone by removing/bypassing a widespread malware called DRM.

Most people just want the free games, a few of my Steam games have Denuvo and it never bothered me, not even on Steam Deck.

I see it as a necessary evil for some games, which is why it's fine when they put it on games during launch and remove it like a year later or so.

RAHelllord · 2026-09-16T14:31:37+0100

Veho said:
But they don't know who he is, or if it's one or more people?
Sounds like empty posturing but OK.

The lawsuit allows them to subpoena a whole slew of companies to try and put real names to everyone involved.
As this was done over discord it's likely going to be discord first, which likely gives access to emails and phone numbers as well as potentially any messages giving real names / locations, as well as IP records which can then be used to go further down the road to ISPs or email providers which are then more likely to have real names and addresses on their billing records.
And if the guy ever paid for discord nitro they have bank statements from there. Or if it was via PayPal then PayPal has the bank statements, and so forth.

So, yeah, while they are anonymous at the moment, if they left a hole in their opsec they won't stay that way for long.

The Real Jdbye · 2026-09-16T14:47:36+0100

This is an intimidation tactic. I don't think they actually expect to find the person behind it, but they only need to scare them into going quiet in order to win.
The lawsuit can't go anywhere until they have a suspect. If the person made sure to practice good opsec, which you would hope, this lawsuit is DOA.

KleinesSinchen · 2026-09-16T14:51:13+0100

RAHelllord said:
As this was done over discord

Please forgive me my ignorance… what has been done over Discord? Coordination and discussion between members of a cracking team?
I assumed that people who are able to defeat sophisticated DRM garbage have a working brain. They should refrain from using any KYC (Know Your Customer) services with centralized ownership of infrastructure and missing or incomplete E2EE.
The chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Being member of a group involved in any activity outside legality carries high risks. If there is just one person not protecting their stuff properly this means a Game Over.

Having that said, Denuvo and other invasive stuff should be illegal themselves. DRM/Copy Protection/Anti-Cheat more than once crossed the boarder of being outright malware (for decades).
Sadly "Vote with your wallet!"-attempts do not work. Customers keep buying

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K3Nv4 · 2026-09-16T14:55:22+0100

This is front page worthy.

Also a good reminder while gaming publishing companies have rights to defends their assets in this case I'm kind of siding with denuvo. I'm not against torrents but it is their job to defend game assets.

lwiz · 2026-09-16T15:00:35+0100

My guess would be: Good luck suing and catching a random probably russian/chinese dude/dudette/dud and stopping the denuvo cracking.

lightwo · 2026-09-16T15:05:45+0100

Absolute leaches! I still can't believe how much money they're making off of their useless DRM solutions. No wonder they're abusing their entitled position to send frivolous lawsuits like this.

No and never, fuck you Denuvo.

chrisrlink · 2026-09-16T15:18:23+0100

this is why i support GOG only they are the right future of digital gaming

The Catboy · 2026-09-16T15:25:29+0100

I do hope they don't find Voices38. I would hate for Denuvo to have any W under their belt

Denuvo is taking legal action against the game cracker known as “Voices38”

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