GoKawiilJudge approves narrowed Denuvo subpoenas targeting cracker Voices38
A California federal judge rejected Denuvo's original 46 subpoena requests seeking to unmask the game-cracking figure known as Voices38, ruling the requests exceeded what was needed for identification and raised privacy concerns. Denuvo revised the request down to nine subpoenas targeting Discord, Valve, and Reddit, which the judge has now approved. The move is part of Denuvo's DMCA lawsuit against Voices38 over alleged circumvention of its anti-tamper technology.
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The ruling suggests courts may push back on broad data requests even in cases involving clear intellectual property violations, potentially setting a precedent for how much personal data companies can demand from platforms during identity-unmasking efforts. Denuvo's narrowed approach could still fail to reveal Voices38's identity, meaning the cracker might remain legally unreachable even if the lawsuit proceeds.
- Denuvo's first 46-subpoena request was rejected by a federal judge as overly broad.
- The revised request, cut to nine subpoenas targeting Discord, Valve, and Reddit, has been approved.
- Voices38 could still avoid identification despite the court's approval of the narrowed subpoenas.
Source: techspot.com — Alfonso Maruccia, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Denuvo's first attempt to identify cracker Voices38 went too far, a judge said”
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