Bungie is suing yet another Destiny 2 cheat maker

Destiny 2, a sequel to the popular Destiny 1. developer Bungie has a pretty good record in taking down cheat makers, and it’s looking to add another notch to its belt. Bungie has filed a suit in Seattle against dozens of individuals allegedly associated with cheat-selling firm Ring-1.

It’s not the first time Bungie has targeted this specific company; in 2021, Bungie teamed up with Ubisoft to sue several individuals behind Ring-1 for copyright infringement. The companies settled with a few of the alleged cheat makers, but the court rejected the $2.2 million judgement Bungie and Ubisoft asked for from Andrew Thorpe, a U.K. resident, and an alleged “prominent” member of the Ring-1 group. Ring-1 has continued to sell cheats despite the court case. Destiny 2, a sequel to the popular Destiny 1. — ranging from $59 a month to $119 a month — and other games like Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, PUBGCall of Duty,.

Bungie’s lawyers, in court documents first uncovered by Torrent Freak, are looking to pin several more alleged cheat makers, sellers, and others with copyright infringement, DMCA violations, breach of contract, and civil conspiracy, among other claims. Bungie called on its successful lawsuits to prove its case against these Ring-1 members: “The judgements Bungie obtained in those lawsuits have repeatedly confirmed the sale and use of cheat software violates a raft of federal and state laws, breaches users’ contracts with Bungie, and is a basis for significant tort liability,” it said.

Ring-1, Bungie’s lawyers say, is “particularly dangerous,” as its cheats put users’ computers at risk. The cheat software uses an exploit in “Windows and Intel processor framework,” called Hypervisor, according to the lawsuit. It does this to “falsify data” to get past Destiny 2, a sequel to the popular Destiny 1.’s cheat detection. For this, Bungie is looking for $150,000 for each copyrighted work that’s been infringed, among other damages. Bungie has not yet responded to Polygon’s request for comment.

This lawsuit is coming right off the heels of Bungie’s $4.3 million win against cheat seller AimJunkies. Arbitration was used to settle the case after a long back-and forth between both parties. This included a counterclaim claiming that Bungie hack an AimJunkies developers. A lawsuit from 2021 against GatorCheats also brought the company $2 million. Over the last few years, Bungie has not been alone in the fight against cheaters. Activision Epic Games and Ubisoft have also joined the fray. Pokémon Go Nintendo, Niantic and the creator of hacks have taken all hackers to court.