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Police arrest Sword and Shield hacker for selling shiny 笔辞办é尘辞苍

He made over $10,000 selling 笔辞办é尘辞苍 save files

笔辞办é尘辞苍 Sword and 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Shield - Sobble sobbing Image: Game Freak/The 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Company, Nintendo
Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge.

Japanese authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man who was charged with hacking and selling save data for 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Sword and Shield. According to a report from Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, via Serebii, police say the man earned about $10,900 from altering and selling copies of Sword and Shield.

The man reportedly sold a hacked Sobble last April and received 4,400 yen (around $41) for it. The suspect admitted to the charges.

The 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Company recently cracked down on 笔辞办é尘辞苍 hackers. In January, the company put players with “illegally modified data” on notice. This included players that had been adding new 笔辞办é尘辞苍 to Sword and Shield. The 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Company said it would penalize cheating players by limiting features like access to 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Home.

笔辞办é尘辞苍 hackers have been testing the limits of what they can get away with for years. The company banned a wave of cheaters from 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Sun and Moon from online services back in 2017.

There are currently no details on what the fine or any additional punishments will be, but under Japan’s Unfair Competition Protection Law the editing and distribution of save data is illegal.

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