PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds might not be the most popular game in the world anymore, but it's still a monster of a title with tens of millions of regular players and that means there are a lot of people trying to cheat at the game too. Fortunately, the developer at PUBG Corp, and particularly, Dohyung Lee and the company's anti-cheat unit, are on the case. They've just released a new video showcasing some of the methods they use to catch out cheaters and they're rather sophisticated.
Although random hacks and cheats discovered on a whim in game are a focus of the team, they particularly zone in on more organized cheating attempts; especially for-profit hacking tools. The first step in stopping them in their tracks is to acquire the tool itself. The team then analyzes its cheat method, reverse engineering it, and when they understand it, they hit everyone who's ever used it with a permanent ban. If they want to cheat again, they'll have to buy a new copy of the game and register a new account on a different IP address.
They can also track hardware, so in some instances, even new accounts, games, and IP will not be enough to get around a ban. When working with international partners, it's also possible that those logged into accounts for other games or digital stores, will make it impossible for them to game again on PUBG. Cheating can get you banned from a lot of things for life.
The next step is to implement some protections against that hack in the future, making sure that the bug isn't as exploitable as before. The team also adds some new, autonomous ban logic, which looks out for anyone attempting such a cheat again. If discovered, they are automatically banned, no oversight required.
This whole process can happen in a matter of weeks, making for a swift and comprehensive response to any cheat or hack.
