{"rewrite":{"id":"r_38992afd74a145308c10b54b","clusterId":"c_1d3a41ccc5e94621a3ed3b72","slug":"riot-taunts-cheaters-after-vanguard-update-blocks-dma-devices","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Riot Taunts Cheaters After Vanguard Update Blocks Dma Devices","summary":"A new Vanguard update for VALORANT disables hardware-level DMA cheat devices using SATA/NVMe standards. Riot Games responded to the news on social media with a message mocking the cost of the now-useless hardware, calling them \"paperweights.\"","whyItMatters":"The update shows Riot is actively countering sophisticated hardware-based cheating methods that are difficult to detect through conventional software monitoring.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOn May 19, cheat analyst ogisada reported on X that a VALORANT anti-cheat update had disabled many hardware-level cheats using SATA/NVMe standards. The official Riot Games account responded on May 22 with a post reading: \"Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.\"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanguard, Riot's proprietary anti-cheat software, runs at the kernel level and monitors activity even when the game is not active. The update targets Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks, which use external hardware to read memory and are harder to detect than software-based cheats. In December 2024, Riot announced Vanguard had improved its IOMMU-based protection to block unauthorized memory access from 1 millisecond after power-on. Ogisada noted that unless the OS is completely reinstalled, cheat hardware will not function on the same PC.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Riot Games taunted DMA cheat device owners as having bought a $6k paperweight. The taunt is unusual for an anti-cheat team; it signals Riot believes Vanguard's SATA/NVMe block is permanent, not a temporary patch.","twitterPost":"Riot's taunt that DMA cheat devices are now $6k paperweights signals confidence Vanguard's SATA/NVMe block is permanent, not temporary.","threadsPost":"Riot Games called DMA cheat devices $6k paperweights after Vanguard blocked SATA/NVMe memory access. The taunt is rare for an anti-cheat team. It suggests Riot believes the fix is permanent, not a temporary patch in the cat-and-mouse game.","newsletterBlurb":"A new Vanguard update for VALORANT disables hardware-level DMA cheat devices. Riot Games responded by mocking the cost of the now-useless hardware on social media.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260522-444595/\",\"title\":\"Report: New Anti-Cheat Measures in VALORANT Disable Direct Memory Access Cheat Devices; Official Account Boldly Taunts 'Paperweights'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3710,"outputTokens":522,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826564,"createdAt":"2026-05-22T07:05:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-22T07:16:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-22T07:16:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1d3a41ccc5e94621a3ed3b72","canonicalTitle":"『VALORANT』の新チート対策で、“メモリ直アクセス”チートデバイスが使用不可になったとの報告。公式も「文鎮化」を強気に煽る - AUTOMATON","representativeArticleId":"a_86ed0e8443c00312efe96edf","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-22T05:01:29.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-23T05:58:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T06:46:37.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95485","title":"『VALORANT』運営Riot Gamesがチート用機器のブロックに成功　使用者へ皮肉を投げかける"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260522-444595/","title":"『VALORANT』の新チート対策で、“メモリ直アクセス”チートデバイスが使用不可になったとの報告。公式も「文鎮化」を強気に煽る - AUTOMATON"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["On May 19, cheat analyst ogisada reported on X that a VALORANT anti-cheat update disabled many hardware-level cheats using SATA/NVMe standards.","Riot Games responded on May 22 with a post reading: 'Congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.'","Vanguard, Riot's proprietary anti-cheat software, runs at the kernel level and monitors activity even when the game is not active.","The update targets Direct Memory Access (DMA) attacks, which use external hardware to read memory and are harder to detect than software-based cheats.","Ogisada noted that unless the OS is completely reinstalled, cheat hardware will not function on the same PC."]}