Bungie Brings Racketeering Claims in Destiny 2 Cheat Code Suit

Aug. 2, 2023, 7:40 PM UTC

Video game maker Bungie Inc. filed another lawsuit against a group profiting from cheating software for the first-person shooter game Destiny 2, alleging violations of racketeering, copyright, and anti-hacking laws.

Bungie sued six named and 50 John Doe defendants who created, marketed, sold, and provided customer support for the Ring -1 cheating software, according to the complaint filed Tuesday in the Seattle-based US District Court for the Western District of Washington.

The company has been largely successful in its aggressive legal campaign against cheat software developers and users.

The Ring-1 software infringes Bungie’s copyrighted code, violates the the Digital Millennium ...

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