Hacking Nintendo Switch to let users play games for free, hacker sentenced to more than 3 years in prison

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In October 2020, Gary Bowser, who is considered the leader of the famous Xecuter group, was arrested. Bowser and this hacker group specialize in creating and selling devices that hack handheld game consoles – like the Nintendo Switch – so players can edit and play games on those consoles for free.

According to a recent announcement by the US Department of Justice, a federal court has sentenced this Canadian hacker to 40 months in prison for the above acts. Last year, a year after his arrest, the hacker agreed to pay $10 million to Nintendo to settle a civil lawsuit for copyright infringement as well as another $4.5 million in restitution. damage to this company.

 

Hack máy Nintendo Switch để người dùng chơi game miễn phí, hacker lĩnh án hơn 3 năm tù - Ảnh 1.

In court documents, Bowser confessed he received $1,000 a month for marketing and distributing the gaming cheek hacks to retailers. In addition, he and the Xecuter team also founded a website and created “an online library of pirated games for their customers”.

US Attorney Nick Brown said in a statement from the Department of Justice: ” This piracy scheme has resulted in more than $65 million in damages to video game companies. But the damage extends well beyond the businesses. this industry, when it harms game developers and small studios, when their products and hard work are stolen when these games are pirated .”

Refer to Engadget

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