Riot Games Says It 'Would Not and Cannot' Use Vanguard Anti-Cheat to Brick PCs After Rumors Spread

Riot Games has stepped in to squash rumors that it is using its Vanguard anti-cheat to "brick" the PCs of players who get ...

Valorant’s anti-cheat just made some expensive cheat hardware useless

Riot has clarified how Vanguard’s latest update targets DMA-based cheat hardware by tightening hardware-level memory protections. The crackdown may stop advanced cheaters, but it is also raising ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Valorant anti-cheat update soft-bricks $6,000 cheating hardware, company then trolls cheaters

Riot Games just delivered one of the most expensive bans in gaming history.
TweakTown

Valorant's Vanguard anti-cheat now destroys DMA cheat firmware

TL;DR: Riot Games updated its Vanguard anti-cheat to block DMA-based cheat hardware using SATA and NVMe interfaces by enforcing IOMMU, which disrupts cheat firmware and disables the devices without ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Arc Raiders turns to Denuvo Anti-Cheat in hopes of curbing foul play, Embark say they're "working to ensure minimal impact on performance"

Arc Raiders devs Embark are rolling out Denuvo Anti-Cheat software in the hopes of solving the shooter's fair play issues.
GameSpot

Call Of Duty's Anti-Cheat Took A Cheater's Guns Away Mid-Match

From time to time, Call of Duty's anti-cheat likes to troll unsavory players who aren't playing by the rules. A recent stream ...