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AI vs AI. The evolution of cheating in video games, Part 2.
A battle of AI vs AI is already underway. What about the future?
Nov 20, 20258 min read


AI vs AI. The evolution of cheating in video games, Part 1.
Introduction Video games have always had their share of cheating — from simple exploits, speed hacks, and boundary clipping to more complex tools like aimbots and wallhacks. But as artificial intelligence grows more powerful and more accessible, cheat developers are adopting AI techniques to make cheats smarter, subtler, and critically, harder to detect. At the same time, game developers and anti-cheat systems are employing AI to keep up. What we’re witnessing has been refer
Nov 10, 20258 min read


Tradecraft - How cheat vendors rely on counterintelligence to stay in business
The battle against cheating is often compared to a game of cat and mouse, with the cheat developers as the mouse, and Game Security the...
Sep 4, 20256 min read


Shades of gray: when does a glitch become a cheat?”
Cheating in video games is a subject full of ambiguity and gray areas, from fundamental questions about its legality, to industry-wide...
Jul 21, 202510 min read


The new Ai-mbots.
Object detection solutions like YOLO are key to the latest AI powered Aimbots One outcome of continuing improvements to anti-cheat...
Mar 31, 20257 min read


'Tis the season to be jolly...especially for resellers
It's that time again - when a good year can become a great one for retailers everywhere; Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, Boxing...
Dec 10, 20247 min read


Cause and effect. Examining the correlation between cheating and toxicity
Toxicity is undeniably a very real threat to gaming in its impact on both player experience and a publisher’s bottom line. In a 2020...
Oct 21, 20248 min read


Money changes everything: the RMT gold rush goes on
Whether it’s spam bots, account theft, money laundering or just plain old cheating, RMT's impact is widespread.
Jul 2, 202412 min read


Don't get spoofed - how cheats are avoiding hardware bans
Hardware spoofers are helping cheats avoid being banned. Find out how and what needs to be done.
May 15, 20246 min read


How cheating threatens mobile gaming's business model
The mobile gaming industry witnessed exponential growth in recent years, attracting a vast and diverse player base worldwide. Between...
Apr 3, 202413 min read


2024 - The year of the hardware cheat?
The iconic Konami Code, Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-B-A, made its debut on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986....
Feb 6, 20248 min read


Exposed: The threat of account fraud in video games
The issue of cheating in gaming has rightfully gained increased attention over the last few years, with publishers and developers...
Nov 29, 20237 min read


Tackling the cheat market in China
Like the video game industry it harms, cheating is a global phenomenon. It’s also no secret that one of its biggest markets, in terms of...
Oct 4, 20236 min read


Cheats cheating cheats - an opportunity for marketing?
We monitor hundreds of cheat forums across social media and the web, and one thing we’ve noticed recently is an increasing number of...
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Intorqa Profiles. A CRM tool for...cheats?
Introducing Profiles, a Threat Management Database to manage an ever growing threat landscape, and collect vital new intelligence on the...
Jul 28, 20233 min read


Never a dull moment
A game security perspective on the year so far As we put the last two month’s showcases behind us and look forward to a summer and fall...
Jul 5, 20233 min read


Testing times
Why video games need to be protected from cheat developers before they even launch. It's an often-asked question. ‘When should you start...
Jun 7, 20234 min read


Cronus to the max!
Hardware cheats are becoming more popular - and a bigger problem Hardware cheats haven’t always been so controversial. Originally used to...
Apr 15, 20232 min read


The not-so-hidden threat of closet cheats
Rage cheating is usually what comes to mind when reading about or discussing the problem of cheating. It’s cheating to the max -...
Apr 15, 20232 min read


Game Security Analyst - From nice-to-have to must- have
As anyone in the games industry will tell you, cheating is a significant problem - particularly across PvP games and economy-driven...
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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