Denuvo Files Lawsuit Against Notorious Hacker 'voices38' Over Anti-Tamper Cracks

Denuvo, a market leader in Anti-Tamper and DRM protection software, has filed a lawsuit against the renowned pirate voices38. We have been covering how quickly voices38 has managed to breach Denuvo’s protection across several major titles, and TorrentFreak was the first to break the news of this legal action.

Denuvo’s primary claim to fame has always been safeguarding the initial sales window of the games it protects. However, in today’s landscape, sustaining that level of security for extended periods is rarely feasible. Many game publishers remove the protection post-launch for various reasons, whether it’s because a crack has already been released, ongoing DRM licensing fees simply aren’t sustainable once the critical early sales window has passed, performance concerns, etc.

In this lawsuit, Denuvo has named 26 specific games protected by its software that were eventually cracked and breached by voices38.

This isn’t the only headwind Denuvo is facing in the content protection space. Another method that has surged in popularity over recent months is the Hypervisor bypass. As we have covered extensively in previous articles, while this approach is complex, it has allowed many games to be bypassed on release day, the exact window Denuvo is hired to protect.

To hunt down the anonymous cracker, Denuvo has submitted several digital fingerprints to the court, including a Discord ID, a Reddit account, and certain Steam profiles that they believe are linked to voices38.

This news has been making waves across the internet over the past day, sparking plenty of reactions on Reddit. This includes a direct response from the pirate themself:

All is fine. Everything will continue as normal.

Time will tell which way this case is headed. Let’s see how it unfolds.

The 26 games listed in the lawsuit are:

1. Need for Speed Heat (Electronic Arts)
2. EA Sports FIFA 20 (Electronic Arts)
3. Star Wars: Squadrons (Electronic Arts)
4. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (Electronic Arts)
5. EA Sports FIFA 21 (Electronic Arts)
6. Hi-Fi Rush (Bethesda)
7. F1 2021 (Electronic Arts)
8. Dead Space Remastered (Electronic Arts)
9. Doom: The Dark Ages (Bethesda)
10. Mafia: The Old Country (2K Games)
11. LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (WB Games)
12. Hogwarts Legacy (WB Games)
13. Total War: Three Kingdoms (SEGA)
14. Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)
15. Shining Resonance Refrain (SEGA)
16. PES 2020 (Konami)
17. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster (SEGA)
18. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Ubisoft)
19. Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
20. Sonic Frontiers (SEGA)
21. Assassin’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft)
22. Pragmata (Capcom)
23. Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
24. Black Myth Wukong (Game Science)
25. Stellar Blade (Sony)
26. 007 First Light (IO Interactive)