THE CRUNCH

DRM maker Denuvo has filed a lawsuit in California against the anonymous cracker known as voices38, alleging they bypassed Anti-Tamper protections in at least 26 PC games. The complaint, filed on September 14, names high-profile titles including Hogwarts Legacy, Black Myth: Wukong, Resident Evil Requiem, and Doom: The Dark Ages. Denuvo is seeking monetary damages and a court order to stop further circumvention of its

Instead, the case relies on the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, which prohibit bypassing digital locks that control access to copyrighted works. Denuvo has no confirmed identity for voices38 and is relying on clues from Reddit, Discord, and Steam accounts to identify the defendant. The case is still in its early stages, and voices38 reportedly kept '

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

Denuvo will likely need to subpoena social media platforms to identify voices38, though the case is still in its early stages.