Lastest Riot Vanguard Update Can Brick Your Hardware (If You're a Cheater)

submitted by inclementimmigrant to pcgaming 27 points | 7 comments https://insider-gaming.com/lastest-riot-vanguard-update-can-brick-your-hardware-if-youre-a-cheater/ > Riot Games‘ kernel-level anti-cheat, Vanguard, has received an update that is allegedly altering system firmware to remove the ability of the user to access certain hardware associated with cheating. > Riot Games quoted one post discussing the anti-cheat, replying “congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight.” But how exactly does Vanguard’s new system make “paperweights” out of hardware?