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Posted by Redaktion
 - May 25, 2026, 05:57:01
Riot Games' latest Vanguard anti-cheat update has reportedly neutralized high-end DMA PCIe cheating devices used in Valorant, prompting the developer to mock affected users by calling their $6,000 hardware "paperweights." The patch uses IOMMU-based restrictions to block cheat firmware, escalating Riot's fight for competitive integrity while raising debate over the legality and limits of disabling hardware tied to cheating.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Valorant-s-latest-Vanguard-update-renders-cheat-PCIe-cards-useless-as-dev-roasts-hackers-over-6000-paperweights.1305169.0.html