Cheating is not a new thing in the world of online video games. With the rising popularity of competitive multiplayer titles, a portion of the players are resorting to using cheats to help them dominate in-game. Almost every single modern competitive multiplayer title is becoming the victim of cheat devs, and while some developers work actively to shut these cheats down, new ones continue to spring up.
PUBG Mobile is undoubtedly one of the most successful competitive titles that mobile gaming has seen recently. With a huge Chinese market and a daily average player count in millions, the battle royale is one of the prime targets of cheat developers who look to make big money by selling cheats.
‘Cheat Ninja’ is reportedly one of the biggest names in the Chinese cheat market. Led by a user who has been given the alias ‘Catfish’, Cheat Ninja is perhaps the most popular cheat for PUBG mobile in the Chinese market.
Earlier this year, the Chinese police worked alongside Tencent to crack down on the cheating ring some of the key figures from Cheat Ninja. Unfortunately, Catfish wasn’t one of them.
A recent report by VICE takes an in-depth look on the $77 million cheating ring, and how Catfish managed to escape the Chinese cops.
Catfish had his first doubts when several of his Chinese colleagues went missing. The colleagues returned after a couple of days, urging him to visit Shanghai. This set off the alarm bells for Catfish, who then knew the Chinese police were onto him.
He then proceeded to break his hard drive containing any evidence of cheats using a “good old hammer, “ before dropping them off at another place.
The VICE report states that Catfish is currently laying low, and the Chinese cops are still struggling to catch the mastermind.
“This is totally not the norm of the cheat market though,” Catfish said. “I think we did it purely because we were the best cheat for the most popular game.”
