[Mista]

As reported by the BBC, a collaborative operation between Kunshan police and Chinese gaming giant Tencent resulted in the seizure of around $46m in assets, including "several" luxury cars.

The gang involved reportedly designed and sold cheats for popular online games, including Overwatch and Call of Duty Mobile. According to authorities, the group made roughly $76m (£55m) in revenue via subscription fees charged to clients.

Subscription prices for users began at around $10 a day, and up to $200 a month.

The operation was called "Chicken Drumstick", and had a website selling to hundreds of countries and regions", it's claimed.

Kunshan police found and destroyed 17 cheats and arrested 10 people in connection with the ring. They claimed the bust was the "world's biggest" for a cheating ring, due to the large sums of money and games involved.

The issue of cheating in online games has become more prominent in recent years, as professional esports and games like Fortnite took off.

Police bust ‘world’s biggest’ games cheat business and seize $50m | VGC

The Chinese group were reportedly selling cheats for Overwatch, Call of Duty and more…

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Police bust 'world's biggest' video-game-cheat operation

Chinese police seize a collection of luxury sports cars in the raid.

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[Nymphae]

Imagine paying $10 a day to cheat at CoD

 

[ExpandKong]

Operation Chicken Drumstick lol are you for real.

 

[El Rey]

I did not know cheating in videogames was actually illegal, that's fucking crazy. Should have shot them on sight instead of arresting them