China says it has busted the world's biggest video game cheating ring


Source: cbsnews.com cbsnews.com

Key Topics in this News Article:

News Snapshot:

It was Game Over for what Chinese authorities say was the world's biggest gang of video game hackers. Ten people were arrested for selling cheating software for bestselling games, including Call of Duty and Overwatch. Authorities seized $76 million, along with luxury cars and other goods from the alleged illicit enterprise. Cheating has become an epidemic in Esports, also known as competitive video gaming, and as CBS News' Lucy Craft reports, that has made it fertile ground for hacking. Serkan Toto, a video game analyst, said cheating syndicates like the one busted in China and hackers have long operated with...