The $180,000 he made selling the hack leads to harsher than green punishment.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 South Korean homo is facing twelve months inward jail for creating an Overwatch hack, which made him roughly $180,000. The hack violates South Korea's Game Industry Promotion Law, equally good equally the Information as well as Communication Technology Protection Law.
While previous Overwatch hacking offences convey attracted probation periods as well as hefty fines inward South Korea, the profitable nature of this hack is the drive for the jail time, writes SBS News (via Dot Esports). In improver to the fourth dimension behind bars, the guilty political party volition likewise have 2 years probation.
In 2016 Republic of Korea criminalized the creation as well as distribution of aimbots, wall hacks as well as other cheating services. A twelvemonth after the effects were felt: fines of roughly $10,000 were issued, as well as probation periods handed downwards to 2 offenders.
Blizzard Korea final twelvemonth said that it is "committed to creating a fair game surroundings for its players, as well as volition proceed to strive to hold a fair environment".
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