KRAFTON's Anti-Cheat Team published a new Dev Letter on 5 November 2026 about fighting cheat distribution outside the game, stopping HWID ban evasion, and reviewing tougher penalties for playing with cheaters.
Cheat ads and sales outside PUBG
Cheat sellers keep posting on websites, marketplaces and social media even after takedowns. The team uses a machine learning monitor to find posts, videos, seller accounts and distribution channels, then reports them under each platform's rules.
January–September 2026: more than 280,000 pieces of cheat-selling or promo content reported for removal. New posts keep appearing, so they treat this as ongoing work, not a one-off purge.
HWID ban evasion
Some banned players changed hardware IDs and came back on new accounts. PUBG added two complementary detection criteria based on identifiers that stay stable even when someone tries to spoof HWID.
Results so far: 10,237 accounts banned for HWID evasion. Since early October they also updated identification logic four times. Both criteria were validated to reduce false bans on legitimate players.
Playing with cheaters
Teaming up with cheaters in a premade is already against the Rules of Conduct. Stronger penalties are under review. If you suspect a teammate is cheating, report them in-game — your own account can take a hit for playing with them.
Why it matters for VETERANII [VTR]
Fair queues matter for clan nights and ranked. This letter is about cutting the supply line (ads + ban evasion), not only in-match bans. Full text: https://www.pubg.com/en/news/11346
Join the Veteranii Discord: https://discord.gg/UypruGFcYk
— TyGaNu