The mobile game Battle Royale pioneer PUBG Mobile boasts a thriving esports ecosystem that offers professional players and teams the opportunity to showcase their skills at the highest level. The game , which has been growing rapidly for two years, was announced as 258 million dollars in May 2021 . However, with all these great things happening around the game , PUBG Mobile has had to face numerous obstacles in the form of hackers and scammers using third-party software to gain an unfair advantage in the game.
To prevent this situation, PUBG Mobile developers have developed an anti-cheat system that detects and bans cheat-related accounts , and authorities have launched a banpan initiative that allows legitimate players to report in-game cheaters. The developers have also released weekly reports detailing the number of banned accounts and the types of cheats used.
You saw our Head of Security was busy this week! 🐔💼❌ From June 4-10, we permanently banned 1,354,783 accounts from accessing our game. The main reasons were:
— PUBG MOBILE (@PUBGMOBILE) June 12, 2021
❌ Modification of Character Model
❌ Speed Hacks
❌ Other Hacks
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This week, from June 4 to June 10, 2021, PUBG Mobile permanently banned 1,354,783 accounts using cheats . The number of banned accounts this week has increased sharply by 40% compared to last week . The list of blocked accounts is as follows:
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This week's data showed a different trend compared to previous ones. Most of the banned accounts are increasing towards mid to high tier accounts. So from Platinum to Ace. This development points to the use of new cheat software.
An increase in "Character model changing" indicates a new type of cheat that allows players to change their in-game character.
