Riot Games‘ kernel-level anti-cheat, Vanguard, has received an update that is allegedly altering system firmware to remove the ability of the user to access certain hardware associated with cheating.
Riot Games quoted one post discussing the anti-cheat, replying “congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.” But how exactly does Vanguard’s new system make “paperweights” out of hardware?
Cheating or not, if they destroy property, it’s illegal and unethical.
Good thing they didn’t then. Nothing was actually bricked, people are misusing the term.
Still way too much access. Lock them out of the fucking kernel.