Denuvo attempts to subpoena Discord, Valve, and Reddit in effort to identify hacker
Denuvo, the widely-used digital rights management (DRM) provider that protects numerous major PC game releases, is taking legal action to identify a hacker responsible for repeatedly compromising its security systems. After experiencing consistent cracks throughout the past year—a dramatic shift from its former reputation as nearly “uncrackable” DRM—Denuvo has filed a DMCA anti-circumvention complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
As part of its investigation, Denuvo is attempting to subpoena three major online platforms: Discord, Valve (Steam), and Reddit. The company believes these platforms can provide information that will help identify the individual or group responsible for the security breaches. This legal action represents an escalation of Denuvo’s efforts to combat the recent wave of successful cracks against its DRM technology.
The security defeats have been mounting with increasing frequency, marking a significant vulnerability period for a company whose DRM solution has been trusted by major game publishers to protect their titles from unauthorized copying and distribution. Denuvo’s move to pursue legal channels through platform subpoenas indicates the company believes the hacker is actively using these services to discuss or distribute their work.