PC gamers should be familiar with the word Denuvo, the latest anti-piracy tech created in 2014 in order to prevent pirates from cracking PC games on release. For a while, it seemed that hacking teams were defeated, unable to crack the software which had gained notoriety for supposedly causing high levels of CPU and hard drive usage, making games run worse than normal. Then came along Voksi, one of the first to reliably understand how Denuvo worked and be able to remove the software from pirated copies of games. He made a name for himself by cracking high profile games very shortly after launch, and gained popularity in the cracking scene. However, that streak appears to have ended today.

On July 25, Voksi went radio silent on all communication, and then had the website to his hacking group, REVOLT, removed by the Bulgarian government. Later that day, Voksi reappeared and claimed that police had raided his home, arresting him and taking away both his computers.

It finally happened, I can't say it wasn't expected, Denuvo filed a case against me to the bulgarian authorities. Police came yesterday and took the server pc and my personal PC. I had to go to the police afterwards and explain myself. Later that day I contacted Denuvo themselves and offered them a peacful resolution to this problem. They can't say anything for sure yet, but they said the final word is by the prosecutor of my case.

Sadly, I won't be able to do what I did anymore. I did what I did for you guys and of course because bloated software in our games shouldn't be allowed at all. Maybe someone else can continue my fight.

Denuvo's parent company, Irdeto, filed a suit with Bulgarian government, on the charges of "cybercrimes", and now, it appears Voksi will no longer be removing Denuvo from new game releases.

 

[wurstpistole]

Phew.

 

[Song of storms]

If they filed a complaint it means that they might have hacked the software by getting their hands on stolen code. That happens and yes, you deserve that if that was the case.

If he did everything by himself then I hope he wins the case.

 

[temthereal]

he probably wouldn’t have had to gone through this if he had a decent vpn....

 

[BlueFox gui]

if crackers come to brazil they don't have such problems :V

 

[Alternis]

he probably wouldn’t have had to gone through this if he had a decent vpn....

I don't think that any vpn can help you if a government is chasing you

 

[SkittleDash]

Bloody hell. You improve the security, not cry and file a suit on some guy that actually found a flaw in your code you lazy bastards.

 

[Dimensional]

He would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those Meddling Script Kiddies and their dumb Doge.

 

[DrayanoX]

Rip Voksi

 

[Coto]

Well, they could just have hired the guy if the guy was brilliant. But also, how much harm did the guy caused? Did the guy crack credit cards or leaked stuff?


If he indeed DID leak sensitive data (personal info, credit cards), yeah totally. And this is why cracking stuff where sensitive data, such as bank accounts and such is kind of stepping on land mines. But if not, Denuvo is pulling a Sony from the PS3 era

 

[FancyNintendoGamer567]

Bullshit, instead of arresting crackers that easily crack Denuvo. Instead, focus on making a good DRM that won't make the game unplayable to some people, slows down the game by some amount, and works on OS X/Linux.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

Fight for everlasting peace! Wait, wrong reference.

 

[the_randomizer]

Denuvo and its parent company can burn in hell for all I care. Yes, I get why DRM is a thing, yes, I get why companies do it, to placate their teat-sucking investors, yadda yadda, but come on. Denuvo is bad and they should feel bad. DRM only makes legit users suffer, I'm glad there are cracks out there that circumvent DRM.

 

[ItsKipz]

F to pay respects.

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Well, they could just have hired the guy if the guy was brilliant. But also, how much harm did the guy caused? Did the guy cracked credit cards or leaked stuff?


If he indeed leaked sensitive data (personal info, credit cards), yeah totally. And this is why cracking stuff where sensitive data, such as bank accounts and such is kind of stepping on land mines. But if not, Denuvo is pulling a Sony from the PS3 era

>If he indeed leaked sensitive data (personal info, credit cards), yeah totally.

lmao what

 

[FancyNintendoGamer567]

Well, they could just have hired the guy if the guy was brilliant. But also, how much harm did the guy caused? Did the guy crack credit cards or leaked stuff?


If he indeed leaked sensitive data (personal info, credit cards), yeah totally. And this is why cracking stuff where sensitive data, such as bank accounts and such is kind of stepping on land mines. But if not, Denuvo is pulling a Sony from the PS3 era

sowwi wat

 

[the_randomizer]

I just want to know how he was even caught, should've used a lot of VPNs and other ways to gain anonymity. Duck Fenuvo.

 

[Nisem0n0]

Denuvo is terrible regardless of whether you buy your games or not. You know its fails as a DRM when even your legit purchasers don't like it

 

[DarthDub]

You think this person is the only one cracking Denuvo? Hah. People will continue to crack it.

 

[Coto]

F to pay respects.

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>If he indeed leaked sensitive data (personal info, credit cards), yeah totally.

lmao what

sowwi wat

Hackers bypassing security in online platforms where sensitive data ends up being leaked, that happens a lot. But I think we need more context from both sides. Can you guys read

 

[linuxares]

What? Being public about it and not hiding makes you a big target? Who would have thought?