Denuvo has sued the anonymous cracker known as voices38 in a US federal court, alleging that the account bypassed its Anti-Tamper protection on 26 games. The complaint seeks damages and an injunction that would cover future games as well as the releases already named.
Denuvo voices38 lawsuit targets 26 games
The Denuvo voices38 lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and relies on the anti-circumvention provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Denuvo says voices38 removed or bypassed the digital locks used to protect games including Doom: The Dark Ages, Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil Requiem, Black Myth: Wukong and 007 First Light.
The filing does not accuse voices38 of owning or distributing the games’ copyrights. Denuvo does not own those rights. Its claim is that bypassing the protection itself, and enabling pirated copies to run, violates Section 1201 of the DMCA.
The law allows a party harmed by circumvention to sue. Denuvo says its business depends on licensing Anti-Tamper to publishers including EA, Ubisoft, Capcom and Sony, making the cracks a direct commercial loss. The company describes the case as two anti-circumvention claims rather than a conventional copyright action.
How Denuvo says it could identify voices38
The defendant is listed as an unknown individual or entity, alongside 10 Doe defendants. Denuvo’s filing points to one Reddit account, one Discord user ID and seven Steam profiles that it believes are connected to voices38.
The company could ask the court for permission to subpoena Reddit, Discord and Valve for account information. The complaint says Steam purchase records may help connect the profiles to a real person, although no identity has been established publicly.
The requested injunction would stop voices38 from bypassing Denuvo protection in existing and future games. The list of 26 titles was already out of date when the complaint was filed: TorrentFreak reports that Persona 3 Reload and Star Wars Outlaws had since been cracked under the same handle.
The case is at an early stage, and there is no public indication that the court has authorised subpoenas or ruled on Denuvo’s claims. The complaint is available via TorrentFreak, while the original report is available at TorrentFreak. The relevant DMCA anti-circumvention law is published by Cornell Law School.
The case adds a legal route to Denuvo’s response as crackers find ways around its protection. The company has previously relied on technical countermeasures; this time, it is asking a US court to identify an anonymous defendant and restrict future releases.
For background, tbreak has covered Denuvo being bypassed in Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, Resident Evil Requiem losing its Denuvo protection and the wider collapse of Denuvo protection.
Who is voices38?
voices38 is an anonymous cracker handle. Denuvo has not publicly identified the person or entity behind it and names an unknown defendant with 10 Doe defendants.
What is Denuvo suing voices38 for?
Denuvo alleges that voices38 bypassed its Anti-Tamper protection on 26 games, which the company says violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions.
What games are named in the complaint?
The list includes Resident Evil Requiem, Doom: The Dark Ages, Hogwarts Legacy, Black Myth: Wukong, 007 First Light and 21 other titles.
