Posted October 18, 2018 Take-Two Interactive obtained a search warrant to search the homes and computers of the people allegedly behind the 'Infamous' mod menu Image: Rockstar Games Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Grand Theft Auto's publisher Rockstar Games, continues to go after cheat developers. In Australia, that recently included obtaining a court order to search the homes and computers of the alleged developers of the “Infamous” mod menu cheat. The developers' assets were also frozen by the Australian government. The searches, first reported by Torrent Freak, targeted five individuals alleged to have been behind the Infamous cheat for GTA Online: Christopher Anderson, Cyrus Lesser, Sfinktah, Koroush Anderson, and Koroush Jeddian. The search order identified two Melbourne locations to be raided, allowing lawyers to enter the target residences and vehicles to search, copy, and remove all relevant evidence, computers, or storage devices related to the Infamous cheat. Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games are both identified as "applicants" for the search order. Two lawyers from the Bird & Bird law firm representing Rockstar and Take-Two were part of the "search party" that was allowed to look through their computers, along with independent lawyers and an independent "computer expert." The Infamous cheat allowed players to effectively do pretty much anything they could imagine in game, from quickly accessing the best vehicles, weapons, and perks, to making blood, guts, and fireworks magically erupt from in-game character models. The court orders in question also prohibit the mod makers from creating or using game cheats under risk of imprisonment, and placed a freeze on the developers’ assets, Paypal, and cryptocurrency accounts, prohibiting them from withdrawing anything more than modest living expenses. “You must not remove from Australia or in any way dispose of, deal with or diminish the value of any of your assets in Australia (Australian assets) up to the unencumbered value of AU$286,609.80 (the Relevant Amount),” the order states. While the cheats can be entertaining for users, they can obviously undermine enjoyment for users playing fairly in online modes. Such cheats can often be quite profitable for developers, who can charge everything from a one-time fee to a subscription rate. Unless they use a PC, users also need to buy a modded last-gen console, running anywhere from $200 to $500 (US). Take-Two Interactive has been historically hard nosed about shutting down cheats, going so far as to even shutter programs that modify Grand Theft Auto’s single player mode. The entertainment industry at large has also increasingly tried to claim that single-player cheats and mods violate copyright, a claim copyright experts routinely contest. In contrast to Take-Two’s more scorched earth approach to the problem, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games has sometimes taken a gentler approach. It has occasionally intervened to stop Take-Two from shuttering free single-player mods and cheats that can actually improve the in-game experience without ruining GTA Online for non-cheating players. Sourced from https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw949v/lawyers-for-gta-online-get-court-order-to-search-homes-of-alleged-cheat-makers Main pc CPU: AMD RYZEN 2200G || GPU: EVGA GTX 780 || PSU: EVGA 500W || MOBO: MSI B350M MORTAR || RAM: BALLISTIX SPORT LT 12GB (4X3) DDR4 3133 MHz || CPU COOLER: AMD WRAITH STEALTH || SSD: SILICON POWER S55 120GB (BOOT) || HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB BLUE 7.2K RPM, 200GB random Toshiba HDD || CASE: Thermaltake View 28 || Consoles || XBOX 360 || NINTENDO WII U || PLAYSTATION 3 || PSVita (1000 model, henkaku fw 3.87 || NINTENDO 3DS XL || Nintendo Switch Lite || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 Oof poop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 Author Note: I'm not good at this Tech News section. I'm just trying to spread knowledge and info. Main pc CPU: AMD RYZEN 2200G || GPU: EVGA GTX 780 || PSU: EVGA 500W || MOBO: MSI B350M MORTAR || RAM: BALLISTIX SPORT LT 12GB (4X3) DDR4 3133 MHz || CPU COOLER: AMD WRAITH STEALTH || SSD: SILICON POWER S55 120GB (BOOT) || HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL 500GB BLUE 7.2K RPM, 200GB random Toshiba HDD || CASE: Thermaltake View 28 || Consoles || XBOX 360 || NINTENDO WII U || PLAYSTATION 3 || PSVita (1000 model, henkaku fw 3.87 || NINTENDO 3DS XL || Nintendo Switch Lite || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 bahahahhahaha deserved ◒ ◒ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 "I use cheats" Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 Jesus, that's a bit excessive I would say, for a 5 year old game. hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, The Cheeto Bomb said: My thoughts: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." - US Constitution 4th Amendment. I do understand that this is in Australia What? Talk about irrelevant. Not only are you quoting legislature from another country that doesn't apply, you're misinterpreting it as well. The police had a court ordered warrant to search those locations and freeze those assets. That American 4th Amendment protects against unreasaonable searches and seizures without a warrant or reason to search. Clearly, in this case, they had a reason and court issued warrant to perform the search. I have no sympathy for these people. GTA V online is completely ruined by hackers/cheaters to the point where I refuse to play in open Public servers, which is disappointing as Rockstar locks the most profitable and enjoyable gameplay features to Public servers. Rockstar needs to put more effort in to protecting the game itself from hacks and cheats, but going after the people publishing, selling and profiting off of cheats is a start and just one of the tools in the toolbox they need to address the issues. CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 aren't these the guys who sell cheats for 59$ and 299$? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, lewdicrous said: "I use cheats" (...) My mind, immediately: Spoiler 4 minutes ago, Spotty said: I have no sympathy for these people. GTA V online is completely ruined by hackers/cheaters to the point where I refuse to play in open Public servers It's two different things. I have no sympathy for shitposters or youtube commenters; what is a reasonable action against such behavior, or whether it warrants any public authority action at all, it's a separate discussion, independent of how they make us feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Spotty said: Rockstar needs to put more effort in to protecting the game itself from hacks and cheat. I've previously developed hacks for numerous games primarily for educational purposes and I can tell it doesn't matter how much they invest in anti cheat software. It will always be defeated and it will be done in a very short time period. Look at it like DRM its usually cracked in a day or two of launch. You also have large communities into video game hacking like MPGH which a lot of people will already do the leg work for you and all you have to do is update your base code to the required addresses and your good to go. CPU: Intel i7 - 5820k @ 4.5GHz, Cooler: Corsair H80i, Motherboard: MSI X99S Gaming 7, RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 2666MHz CL16, GPU: ASUS GTX 980 Strix, Case: Corsair 900D, PSU: Corsair AX860i 860W, Keyboard: Logitech G19, Mouse: Corsair M95, Storage: Intel 730 Series 480GB SSD, WD 1.5TB Black Display: BenQ XL2730Z 2560x1440 144Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, Spotty said: What? Talk about irrelevant. Not only are you quoting legislature from another country that doesn't apply, you're misinterpreting it as well. The police had a court ordered warrant to search those locations and freeze those assets. That American 4th Amendment protects against unreasaonable searches and seizures without a warrant or reason to search. Clearly, in this case, they had a reason and court issued warrant to perform the search. I have no sympathy for these people. GTA V online is completely ruined by hackers/cheaters to the point where I refuse to play in open Public servers, which is disappointing as Rockstar locks the most profitable and enjoyable gameplay features to Public servers. Rockstar needs to put more effort in to protecting the game itself from hacks and cheats, but going after the people publishing, selling and profiting off of cheats is a start and just one of the tools in the toolbox they need to address the issues. You can join a public solo session through some black magic (not really it’s super ez assuming you don’t know this already) but what’s the fun without getting blown up by other people online right? poop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, AskTJ said: Jesus, that's a bit excessive I would say, for a 5 year old game. It still sells well. If the enjoyment of a game is ruined, it sells less, and there are monetary consequences. Desktop: 7800x3d @ stock, 64gb ddr4 @ 6000, 3080Ti, x670 Asus Strix Laptop: Dell G3 15 - i7-8750h @ stock, 16gb ddr4 @ 2666, 1050Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 18, 2018 Just now, IdiotPenguin said: You can join a public solo session through some black magic (not really it’s super ez assuming you don’t know this already) but what’s the fun without getting blown up by other people online right? Not black magic, just suspend the game using task manager and resume it. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to google it as well. Magical Pineapples
