Valve created a secret area in the Dota 2 client to trap over 40,000 cheaters

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In a blog post published last night, Valve said it had banned accounts it found were using third-party software to cheat in its hugely popular MOBA over the last few weeks.

Valve has issued a stark warning to Dota 2 cheaters, while confirming it has permanently banned over 40,000 accounts using a "honeypot" tactic.

According to Valve, this software accessed information used internally by the Dota client that wasn't visible during normal gameplay, giving cheaters an unfair advantage.

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Written By: Wesley Yin-Poole

Category: Gaming

Games Mentioned: Dota 2

Tags: PC Valve MOBA

Date Published: 22 Feb, 2023 (1 years ago)

Publish Time: 11:15 (GMT +8:00)

Language: English

Story Length: 361 words

Reading Time: 3 minutes read

Attachments: 5 Pictures

Story Rating: Rated #64 (out of 79 stories this day)

Estimated Value: $0.00

News Source URL: eurogamer.net

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Story ID: #405040

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