EngineOwning, a Germany-based company, openly confessed to creating cheat software for the Call of Duty games published by Activision Blizzard. Cheat developers' actions can have legal ramifications, but holding them accountable in the U.S. can be difficult. And when cheat creators attempt to evade U.S. laws, holding them accountable can be challenging. However, legal actions against them serve a crucial purpose in protecting fair gameplay for all. By enforcing consequences on cheat developers, it can deter others from engaging in similar activities, safeguarding the integrity of gaming communities.

In the end, though, protecting the integrity of a video game from cheaters often requires a multi-disciplinary approach, with legal and the business working together and implementing various strategies to tackle the challenge.