Destiny 2 cheat maker sues Bungie for hacking its cheats
Destiny 2 cheat maker AimJunkies has now countersued Bungie as part of the pair's ongoing legal battle, accusing the developer of hacking a private computer and breaking terms of service by reverse-engineering software after purchasing it under an alias.
The newly minted lawsuit (opens in new tab) (hosted via The Game Post (opens in new tab)) lists multiple counterclaims filed on behalf of James May, an individual under AimJunkies, and Phoenix Digital, the group's parent company. The suit claims that Bungie accessed May's private computer and files without permission, and that it would have had to in order to obtain the evidence it presented in its own legal filings.
These claims invoke the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and point to an older version of Bungie's licensing agreement which, unlike the current version, doesn't contain a clause about checking certain files for anti-cheat purposes. The suit claims May signed Bungie's LSLA before this clause was added.
This "unauthorized and clandestine surveillance of private records" is described as "intentional, malicious, and willful," and May is seeking "injunctive relief and damages." The claim would also see "any device or product in Bungie’s custody or control" that was involved in the alleged surveillance impounded, modified, or outright destroyed.
Phoenix Digital's claims, meanwhile, focus on the terms of service for AimJunkies products. The company claims that an "employee or agent" of Bungie purchased AimJunkies' Destiny 2 cheats under the alias Martin Zeniu in early 2020, accepting the company's terms of service in the process. These terms prohibit any attempt to "modify, hack, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, derive source code, or create derivative
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