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Niantic wins $5 million lawsuit against Pokemon GO hacking

by rawmeatcowboy
13 January 2021
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Niantic has just won a major lawsuit that aimed to squash various hacking programs created by a group called Global++. This group had created hacks that let Pokemon GO players spoof their GPS, use auto-walk functions, and more. Global++ was charged with copyright infringement and violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The dust has now settled, and Niantic will be awarded $5 million in damages from Global++. Along with that, Global++ will stop making and selling hacks, and won't sell or access portions of Niantic's data.

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