Riot Games' Vanguard anti-cheat reportedly bricks $6K DMA cheat hardware permanently, escalating the arms race between ...

May 22 2026, 11:27am PST: Riot has since issued a tweet confirming that Vanguard does not "brick" PCs, clarifying that the devices in its tweet are "cheat hardware devices." It states that "Vanguard ...

Riot Games says its latest Vanguard update can detect and block expensive DMA cheat hardware used in Valorant.

Riot Games’ controversial Vanguard anti-cheat has drawn fresh attention after a new update reportedly made some expensive Valorant cheat hardware unusable. Riot mocked hardware cheaters on X, saying ...

Riot Games has stepped in to squash rumors that it is using its Vanguard anti-cheat to "brick" the PCs of players who get caught cheating in its games. Rumors that the League of Legends and Valorant ...

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Riot, the gaming giant behind "Valorant" and "League of Legends," clarified in a post on X that its Vanguard anti-cheat isn't bricking PCs. The rumors started circulating it shared a photo of various ...

There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices. The photo we posted is a picture of ...

For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to cheat. Hobbyists have long dedicated themselves to finding vulnerabilities in games, often with the goal of ...