{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f7ee6cd07b7fb9cb6e265cd2","clusterId":"c_b00b31ffb66e7d022775189e","slug":"denuvo-asks-court-to-subpoena-discord-valve-reddit-over-cracker","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Denuvo Asks Court To Subpoena Discord, Valve, Reddit Over Cracker","summary":"Denuvo filed a lawsuit on September 14 against an anonymous cracker known as voices38, saying the user circumvented its anti-tamper protection for at least 26 titles, including Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic Frontiers, and Pragmata. On October 2, Denuvo asked the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California for permission to subpoena Discord, Valve, and Reddit for account details and IP addresses.","whyItMatters":"If the court grants Denuvo the legal basis it needs to identify voices38, the case moves from an anonymous defendant to a named one, and the outcome will shape how far DRM vendors can reach into third-party platforms to trace a single cracker.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDenuvo\u0026#39;s investigation has linked voices38 to a Discord user ID, a Reddit account, and seven Steam profiles. The company contacted Discord, Valve, and Reddit directly, according to TorrentFreak, and all three said they would not provide information without a legal basis. Steam disclosure would also cover the account\u0026#39;s transaction history.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe suit follows the dispersal of the cracking group DenuvOwO, which had focused on Denuvo circumvention tools. The piracy forum CS.Rin removed links to DenuvOwO releases and expelled some members. Whether the lawsuit caused that is not clear.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Denuvo's subpoena targets Discord, Valve, and Reddit for one account's identity, so those platforms now have to decide how much IP and account data they hand over in a copyright case.","twitterPost":"Denuvo wants Discord, Valve, and Reddit to unmask one cracker, so the three platforms now decide how much account data a copyright suit can pull.","threadsPost":"Denuvo's subpoena puts Discord, Valve, and Reddit in the position of deciding how much account data they release to identify one anonymous cracker. The lawsuit names at least 26 titles, but the identity request runs through platforms that are not parties to the case.","newsletterBlurb":"Denuvo sued voices38 on September 14 over the circumvention of its anti-tamper technology for at least 26 titles. On October 2 it asked a federal court for permission to subpoena Discord, Valve, and Reddit, which had told the company they would not share account information without a legal basis. The cracker's identity remains unknown, and it is not clear whether voices38 is one person or a group.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261007-472231/\",\"title\":\"Copy protection \\\"Denuvo\\\" angrily tracks down a \\\"mysterious habitual cracker\\\"; a Denuvo killer who cracked over 25 games\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4622,"outputTokens":629,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791357730,"createdAt":"2026-10-07T07:16:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-07T07:21:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T07:21:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b00b31ffb66e7d022775189e","canonicalTitle":"コピーガード「Denuvo」、“謎のクラック常習犯”特定に向けて怒りの徹底追跡。25本以上ものゲームを破ったDenuvoキラー","representativeArticleId":"a_c97ac608fa7352a1ea2db5e6","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Denuvo\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-07T06:14:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-07T06:14:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T07:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261007-472231/","title":"コピーガード「Denuvo」、“謎のクラック常習犯”特定に向けて怒りの徹底追跡。25本以上ものゲームを破ったDenuvoキラー"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Denuvo"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}