A cheating seller sued by Bungie has launched a remarkable counterclaim alleging Bungie hacked it.
The claim comes after months of legal back and forth between cheat seller AimJunkies and Destiny developer Bungie, which has seen the former accused of trademark and copyright infringement.
AimJunkies has previously tried to dismiss the claims, but has now gone a step further.According to reports torrent freakthe cheating seller has now filed a countersuit, alleging that Bungie accessed its computer through “covert surveillance” for anti-cheat purposes – Bungie actually hacked it.
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that Bungie accessed data on the computers of cheat developer James May (not that one) and Phoenix Digital, the creator of the AimJunkies software, which it then sold.
“Based on the information and belief, Bungie, Inc. used the information obtained to conduct further surveillance of parties, including but not limited to Phoenix Digital and its principals, after fraudulently accessing Mr. May’s personal computer,” the counterclaim states.
Confidential information was accessed with intent to defraud, litigation continues.
Enforcement of this appears to depend on the fact that a newer version of Bungie’s limited software license agreement covers this activity – but not the older version May signed at the time.
Other allegations include allegations that Bungie violated Phoenix Digital’s own terms of service by decompiling and reverse engineering the cheating group’s own software (created separately from Destiny).
The AimJunkies group is now unspecified to seek damages from Bungie.
Bungie has tracked down several cheating groups this year — with success elsewhere as well. In June, cheating company Elite Boss Tech agreed to pay Bungie $13.5 million for accepting that Bungie’s cheating software violated Destiny 2’s user agreement.
