Garena banned over 2.9 million Free Fire accounts for hacking in the past two weeks
To detect and restrict players trying to gain unfair advantage through third-party hackers, Garena has built a system
2021 is coming to an end, and what a year it was for Garena Free Fire . In addition to winning the Esports Mobile Game of the Year award at The Esports Awards 2021, title revenue exceeded $1 billion.
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Garena has also released a new and improved version of the game entitled Free Fire Max , installed on over ten million Android devices worldwide.
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However, even with its enormous popularity, the game has been plagued by cheaters and hackers . To detect and restrict players trying to gain unfair advantage through third-party hackers, Garena has built an " anti-hack " system.
Additionally, the Free Fire developer releases biweekly reports showing cheating data to reassure fans.
In a new developer report, the number of banned hackers and the types of cheating used have been detailed. In the last two weeks, 2,941,022 accounts have been banned. 55.32% of these users were suspended due to multiple notifications, which represents a 37% increase over the last statement.
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Analysis of banned accounts from Free Fire
The percentage of cheaters using hacking apps in the last two weeks was:
- About 44.9% of cheaters used auto-aim hacks, the most widely used hack. Auto-aim is used to improve a player's aim and aim at the enemy's head.
- Antenna hacks were used by 27.2% of hackers, which gave them access to each player's location on the map.
- 17.5% of banned users used teleportation hacks to help move from one place to another instantly.
- About 6% were banned for using wallhacks, which allowed them to easily pass shots through walls.
- The remainder, 4.5%, was banned for unknown reasons.
Additionally, Garena showed an on-screen demonstration of how to report cheaters and unusual activities and reminded fans not to associate with hackers.