In the fight against hackers in Overwatch , Blizzard Korea has now banned many accounts using aimbots and “nuking”.
Blizzard Korea has now disclosed the ban numbers from recent weeks and months. Overall, more than 10,000 accounts have been denied access to Overwatch. During the last ban wave alone, almost 8,000 accounts were banned for using forbidden third-party software of the game.
Complaints have been heard
Korean players often complained on forums or Reddit about the mass of cheaters. A few days ago, Reddit user BuOngE, stated that he would stop playing Overwatch. The reason for this is the many aimbot users who are not banned. He says that these players are regularly seen in ranked games. Because they are not punished, they exploit cheats in the game.
In South Korea, there is even a law that the creation and distribution of programs is illegal if they violate the game’s terms of service. Nevertheless, the many hackers have not been brought under control.
Nuking refers to a specific type of DDoS attack. The problem with nuking is that if a player in an internet cafe is affected, the attack spreads to the entire internet cafe. As a result, all players connected to the affected IP experience lags or disconnects.
If an opponent team plays together in an internet cafe, the whole team can be removed from the game with Nuking. This gives hackers advantages and quick victories in Overwatch.
In the meantime, Blizzard has apparently found a solution to at least detect a portion of the aimbot software. How effective the cheat detection is will probably be seen in the coming weeks or months when more accounts are banned.
