Chinese police wipe out the world's largest Free Fire hacking group

Group accumulated more than 4.3 billion reais and lived in a life of luxury and big cars.

30 de March de 2021 FFMANIA

Tencent, a company owned by Garena, together with the Chinese police, worked together to shut down the largest hacking supply group in the world. The deal yielded more than R $ 4 billion. The case was initiated after initial reports to Chinese authorities in March 2020.

Twelve months later, the operation ended with the closure of the group's activities. They earned about R $ 57,000 a day, by providing hacks for some of the most popular games of the moment, Free Fire was the biggest target. Until it was closed, the group accumulated US $ 760 million (about R $ 4.3 billion).

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Hack resellers were also arrested

To deal with the largest group of cheat creators in the world, Chinese police have acted in several locations, resulting in the closure of 17 sites and the arrest of several dealers.

Those responsible for the group that created and sold hacks lived in the midst of luxury. Some bought exotic cars worth millions of dollars, while others invested in cryptocurrencies or properties.

The group's services were mostly used within China. But they also provided their services to websites around the world. The main focus was on mobile games, like Free Fire, but games like Overwatch and Valorant also had cheats available.

Hacking has directly affected the entire universe of competitive online multiplayer games. Virtually all games have to deal, in one way or another, with this issue. For some, buying hacks in this game is interesting, which generates demand and great demand for the creation of millionaire businesses like the one that ended.

The group monetized on a subscription basis. Players bought subscriptions to use the cheats for a specified period of time. According to reports submitted, subscriptions cost $ 10 a day, $ 50 a week, or $ 200 a month. The subscriber would have access to the cheat base to be used in the game, as a subscriber.