It’s been a wild week for hacker Run away with video game studios private files and Use of Publishing Services for their own benefit. But this time it’s a big studio accused of hacking. A group of destiny 2 Cheat makers are suing Bungie for hacking into one of their computers. They are demanding a jury trial, damages, court fees and Bungie to destroy the files it obtained from the hacks.
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As originally discovered by Torrent freakthe counter suit alleges that between 2019 and 2021 Bungie accessed and downloaded files on the PC of defendant James May, who Bungie says is a third-party cheat developer, without “knowledge or authorization”. As evidence, the defendants referred to the Bungie production document that was discovered during the ongoing legal proceedings, with filenames taken from May’s private hard drive. my box contacted Phoenix Digital Group to inquire about the contents of the hacked files, but received no response at the time of publication.
The Phoenix Digital Group argued that Bungie used the information it received to “continue to monitor” the group, citing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in the lawsuit. Torrent freak reported that the User Agreement 2019 for destiny 2 Bungie has not given permission to access players’ personal files. my box reached out to Bungie for comment but received no response at the time of publication.
Phoenix Digital Group also claims that a Bungie agent bought AimJunkies cheat software in 2020. The lawsuit states that Bungie violated AimJunkies’ Terms of Service by decompiling and reverse engineering the code.
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It’s ironic that the scammers use Bungie’s own court records to make their counterclaim. Just Last monthPhoenix Digital Group said in a press release: “Don’t believe everything you read [Bungie’s] Submissions. In fact, don’t believe 90% of what they claim on their record.”
