<s>
Warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
are	O
teams	O
of	O
individuals	O
who	O
have	O
participated	O
in	O
the	O
organized	O
unauthorized	O
publication	O
of	O
films	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
or	O
other	O
media	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
who	O
can	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
and	O
crack	B-Application
the	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
measures	O
applied	O
to	O
commercial	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
groups	O
,	O
both	O
web-based	O
and	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
groups	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
attained	O
notoriety	O
outside	O
of	O
their	O
respective	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
plurality	O
of	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
operate	O
within	O
the	O
so-called	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
,	O
though	O
as	O
of	O
2019	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
software	O
and	O
game	O
warez	B-Application
is	O
now	O
distributed	O
first	O
via	O
the	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaks	O
of	O
releases	O
from	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
operating	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
scene	B-Application
"	O
still	O
constitute	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
warez	B-Application
shared	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
2003	O
and	O
2009	O
there	O
were	O
3,164	O
active	O
groups	O
within	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
these	O
groups	O
being	O
active	O
for	O
no	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
months	O
and	O
with	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
fraction	O
being	O
active	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
competitive	O
and	O
volatile	O
environment	O
,	O
largely	O
a	O
symptom	O
of	O
participation	O
in	O
its	O
community	O
being	O
illegal	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unusual	O
for	O
piracy	B-Application
groups	I-Application
,	O
3DM	O
's	O
members	O
have	O
public	O
profiles	O
on	O
the	O
social	O
network	O
Sina	B-Protocol
Weibo	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
use	O
a	O
blog	O
to	O
inform	O
the	O
public	O
about	O
their	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
members	O
of	O
3DM	O
have	O
previously	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
NETSHOW	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
ALI213	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
which	O
released	O
Chinese	O
language	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
using	O
stolen	O
cracks	O
directly	O
to	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
FTP	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DM	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
peer	O
to	O
peer	O
file	O
sharing	O
groups	O
to	O
offer	O
cracks	O
for	O
games	O
which	O
utilized	O
DRM	O
produced	O
by	O
Denuvo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
became	O
more	O
challenging	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
,	O
3DM	O
gave	O
up	O
trying	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
games	O
with	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
the	O
group	O
claimed	O
that	O
piracy	O
of	O
games	O
produced	O
by	O
large	O
developers	O
and	O
publishers	O
would	O
be	O
impossible	O
in	O
the	O
coming	O
years	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
technological	O
challenges	O
of	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
and	O
ultimately	O
cracking	O
the	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
and	O
licensing	O
schemes	O
employed	O
by	O
new	O
DRM	O
solutions	O
like	O
Denuvo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
returning	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
3DM	O
have	O
only	O
released	O
games	O
which	O
use	O
Steam	B-Application
licensing	O
,	O
only	O
releasing	O
copies	O
of	O
better	O
protected	O
games	O
which	O
include	O
cracks	O
made	O
by	O
other	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automation	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
cracking	O
crew	O
associations	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
Several	O
cracking	O
groups	O
were	O
gathered	O
under	O
this	O
label	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
LSD	O
,	O
Was	O
Not	O
Was	O
,	O
The	O
Lost	O
Boys	O
and	O
Bad	O
Brew	O
Crew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centropy	B-Application
,	O
founded	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
which	O
specialized	O
in	O
releasing	O
copies	O
of	O
films	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
still	O
in	O
theatres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touting	O
many	O
"	O
0-day	O
"	O
releases	O
and	O
releases	O
prior	O
to	O
commercial	O
availability	O
,	O
Centropy	B-Application
released	O
and	O
pre-released	O
numerous	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ultimate	O
"	O
0-day	O
"	O
warez	B-Application
team	O
released	O
3000	O
cracked	B-Application
software	I-Application
by	O
Oct	O
.	O
3rd	O
1995	O
,	O
mostly	O
keygen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CLASS	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
CLS	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
which	O
was	O
the	O
target	O
of	O
federal	O
raids	O
such	O
as	O
Operation	O
Fastlink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CODEX	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
CDX	O
)	O
–	O
was	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
founded	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
releasing	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
used	O
Steam	B-Application
licensing	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
emulating	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
accused	O
by	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
SKIDROW	O
of	O
stealing	O
their	O
code	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
Trials	B-Application
Fusion	I-Application
,	O
something	O
CODEX	O
denied	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
written	O
their	O
own	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
DRM	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2016	O
to	O
2020	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
active	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
releasing	O
commercial	O
computer	O
games	O
with	O
over	O
3700	O
releases	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
6	O
years	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
older	O
groups	O
like	O
SKIDROW	O
having	O
fewer	O
than	O
2500	O
over	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2017	O
CODEX	O
gained	O
notoriety	O
by	O
becoming	O
the	O
third	O
scene	B-Application
group	O
(	O
and	O
fifth	O
overall	O
entity	O
)	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
when	O
they	O
released	O
a	O
cracked	O
version	O
of	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
on	O
its	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CODEX	O
collaborated	O
with	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
game	O
which	O
used	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
But	I-Application
Whole	I-Application
,	O
which	O
they	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
CODEPUNKS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
CODEX	O
began	O
releasing	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2018	O
CODEX	O
began	O
releasing	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
featuring	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
including	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
used	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
licensing	O
DRM	O
and	O
contained	O
additional	O
anti-modification	O
and	O
anti-debugging	O
code	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
VMProtect	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
CODEX	O
published	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
7	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
worldwide	O
commercial	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
CODEX	O
released	O
two	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
utilized	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
a	O
cracked	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
cracks	O
were	O
previously	O
released	O
by	O
an	O
independent	O
cracker	B-Application
on	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
"	O
EMPRESS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
cracker	B-Application
who	O
self-identified	O
as	O
C0000005	O
began	O
releasing	O
cracks	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
EMPRESS	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
suggesting	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
one	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
and	O
that	O
C0000005	O
had	O
access	O
to	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
CODEX	O
's	O
cracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
CODEX	O
released	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
about	O
527	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
29	O
,	O
2019	O
they	O
published	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Borderlands	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
another	O
game	O
distributed	O
with	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
46	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
CODEX	O
for	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
uses	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
was	O
leaked	O
online	O
,	O
likely	O
through	O
their	O
network	O
of	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
cracks	O
published	O
by	O
CODEX	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
anti-debugging	O
tools	O
like	O
VMProtect	B-Application
or	O
Themida	O
,	O
to	O
impede	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
unfinished	O
crack	B-Application
was	O
not	O
similarly	O
protected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
CODEX	O
did	O
not	O
release	O
any	O
cracks	O
for	O
games	O
using	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
until	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
released	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mana	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Quiet	I-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
CODEX	O
announced	O
its	O
retirement	O
in	O
its	O
cracked	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
My	I-Application
Wedding	I-Application
Stories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
cited	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
cracking	O
scene	B-Application
as	O
a	O
sign	O
that	O
CODEX	O
had	O
accomplished	O
its	O
founding	O
goal	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
RELOADED	B-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
dominating	O
PC	O
games	O
group	O
at	O
the	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
CONSPIR4CY	O
(	O
releasing	O
mostly	O
as	O
CPY	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
founded	O
in	O
1999	O
in	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rose	O
in	O
notoriety	O
after	O
releasing	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
Inside	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2016	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
CONSPIR4CY	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
resumed	O
using	O
the	O
'	O
CPY	O
 '	O
tag	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
group	O
to	O
create	O
proper	O
cracks	O
for	O
games	O
protected	O
by	O
the	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
cracked	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
7	I-Application
:	I-Application
Biohazard	I-Application
only	O
five	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
shortest	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
taken	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
for	O
a	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM-protected	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
cracked	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
:	I-Application
Andromeda	I-Application
,	O
only	O
ten	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
SKIDROW	O
criticized	O
the	O
methods	O
used	O
by	O
CONSPIR4CY	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
games	O
using	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
CPY	O
released	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
compiled	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
additional	O
anti-modification	O
and	O
anti-debugging	O
features	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
VMProtect	B-Application
software	O
and	O
EasyAntiCheat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
CPY	O
released	O
cracks	O
for	O
HITMAN	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
,	O
A	B-Application
Way	I-Application
Out	I-Application
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
Pro	B-Application
Evolution	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
2019	I-Application
,	O
FIFA	B-Application
19	I-Application
-	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
using	O
additional	O
custom	O
DRM	O
or	O
off	O
the	O
shelf	O
DRM	O
such	O
as	O
EACore	O
and	O
VMProtect	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
CPY	O
published	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Just	B-Application
Cause	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
for	O
Battlefield	B-Application
V	I-Application
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
CPY	O
released	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
Ace	O
Combat	O
7	O
,	O
Mutant	B-Application
Year	I-Application
Zero	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Strange	B-Application
Brigade	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
titled	O
"	O
Roads	O
"	O
)	O
-	O
all	O
4	O
titles	O
using	O
the	O
latest	O
versions	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
CPY	O
released	O
Metro	B-Application
Exodus	I-Application
,	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
available	O
,	O
within	O
5	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
of	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Rules	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
CPY	O
published	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Octopath	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
93	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
CPY	O
released	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Heavy	B-Application
Rain	I-Application
which	O
featured	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
long	O
hiatus	O
,	O
CPY	O
became	O
active	O
again	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
releasing	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
eFootball	B-Application
PES	I-Application
2021	I-Application
,	O
A	B-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
:	I-Application
Troy	I-Application
,	O
Mafia	B-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
day	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
featured	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
CPY	O
released	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Avengers	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Crysis	B-Application
Remastered	O
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
which	O
both	O
used	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
group	O
(	O
CrystalTech	O
)	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Mostly	O
moved	O
warez	B-Application
through	O
BBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prolific	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
active	O
from	O
1998	O
to	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
as	O
ex-DEViANCE	O
became	O
something	O
of	O
a	O
joke	O
within	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DrinkOrDie	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
DoD	O
)	O
members	O
were	O
targeted	O
by	O
law	O
enforcement	O
in	O
raids	O
stemming	O
from	O
Operation	B-Application
Buccaneer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echelon	O
was	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
which	O
specialized	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
console	B-Device
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
ISOs	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bootleggers	O
were	O
associated	O
with	O
a	O
web	O
site	O
in	O
Argentina	O
devoted	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EVO	O
(	O
short	O
for	O
EVOLUTiON	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Portuguese	O
release	O
group	O
mostly	O
known	O
for	O
releasing	O
leaked	O
screeners	B-Application
of	O
films	O
before	O
their	O
official	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
EVO	O
released	O
a	O
high	O
quality	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
blockbuster	O
Dune	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
U.S.	O
release	O
in	O
theaters	O
and	O
on	O
HBO	B-Application
Max	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netflix	O
movies	O
The	O
Power	O
of	O
the	O
Dog	O
and	O
The	O
Guilty	O
leaked	O
before	O
their	O
official	O
premiere	O
from	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
film	O
festival	O
screeners	B-Application
,	O
not	O
from	O
a	O
typical	O
award	O
screener	B-Application
sent	O
out	O
to	O
critics	O
and	O
awards	O
voters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
notable	O
screeners	B-Application
leaked	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
online	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FAiRLiGHT	O
(	O
releasing	O
cracked	O
games	O
as	O
FLT	O
)	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
oldest	O
groups	O
in	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
,	O
founded	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
the	O
group	O
seemingly	O
focuses	O
on	O
demos	O
and	O
art	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
release	O
of	O
cracked	B-Application
software	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
FLT	O
has	O
been	O
actively	O
releasing	O
games	O
using	O
Steam	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
releases	O
are	O
:	O
Days	B-Application
Gone	I-Application
,	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Strive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Mass	O
Effect™	O
Legendary	O
Edition	O
among	O
many	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoodlum	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
HLM	O
)	O
mainly	O
focused	O
on	O
cracking	O
games	O
which	O
utilized	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
solutions	O
offered	O
by	O
Safedisc	O
and	O
Securom	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
targeted	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Operation	B-Application
Site	I-Application
Down	I-Application
raids	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dream	O
Team	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
TDT	O
"	O
)	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
on	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
to	O
introduce	O
intros	O
or	O
"	O
cracktros	O
"	O
to	O
their	O
game	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
groups	O
founded	O
1988	O
in	O
Sweden	O
and	O
run	O
by	O
Hard	O
Core	O
or	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
HC/TDT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Humble	O
Guys	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
THG	O
)	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
NFO	B-Protocol
files	I-Protocol
to	O
document	O
their	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
their	O
major	O
releases	O
included	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
International	O
Network	O
of	O
Crackers	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
INC	O
)	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
premier	O
cracking/releasing	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
for	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
during	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
and	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
1994	O
,	O
INC	O
had	O
completely	O
disappeared	O
from	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kalisto	O
is	O
a	O
console	B-Device
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
established	O
in	O
March	O
1998	O
which	O
specializes	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
ISO	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
,	O
briefly	O
moonlighting	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
mid-to-late	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
mVs	O
(	O
Maven	O
Supplier	O
)	O
released	O
a	O
workprint	B-Application
of	O
Halloween	O
three	O
days	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myth	O
was	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
,	O
focused	O
on	O
cracking	O
and	O
ripping	O
PC	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PARADOX	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
PDX	O
and	O
sometimes	O
PARADiSO	O
)	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
mainly	O
cracking	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
groups	O
to	O
successfully	O
crack	B-Application
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
difficult	O
task	O
based	O
on	O
changes	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
activation	O
scheme	O
for	O
the	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PARADOX	O
attracted	O
attention	O
from	O
2011	O
to	O
2012	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
published	O
files	O
for	O
playing	O
unauthorized	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PARADOX	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
for	O
developing	O
a	O
utility	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Preee	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
automates	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
NFO	B-Protocol
files	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
packaging	O
of	O
warez	B-Application
releases	I-Application
into	O
multi-part	O
RAR	O
archives	O
and	O
subsequent	O
creation	O
of	O
ZIP	O
archives	O
containing	O
those	O
RAR	O
files	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
rules	O
being	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
after	O
3	O
years	O
of	O
inactivity	O
,	O
someone	O
published	O
a	O
cracked	O
copy	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
utilizing	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
Iceborn	O
DLC	O
using	O
the	O
name	O
and	O
NFO	B-Protocol
template	O
of	O
the	O
group	O
PARADOX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phrozen	O
Crew	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
groups	O
of	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
crackers	B-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
tagline	O
"	O
We	O
always	O
get	O
what	O
we	O
want	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pirates	O
With	O
Attitudes	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
PWA	O
)	O
were	O
a	O
major	O
international	O
warez	B-Application
release	I-Application
group	O
from	O
1992	O
until	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
last	O
release	O
was	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
which	O
was	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	O
X	O
exclusively	O
released	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rabid	O
Neurosis	O
(	O
RNS	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
warez	B-Application
release	I-Application
organization	O
which	O
was	O
founded	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
verses	O
of	O
the	O
rap	O
song	O
Hackers	O
and	O
the	O
Crackers	B-Application
by	O
Zearle	O
are	O
devoted	O
to	O
the	O
group	O
Radium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
evidence	O
was	O
presented	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
sound	O
files	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
XP	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
,	O
were	O
authored	O
using	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
version	O
of	O
Sound	O
Forge	O
which	O
was	O
supplied	O
by	O
Radium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
primary	O
bulletin	B-Application
board	I-Application
system	I-Application
was	O
based	O
in	O
Norway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
's	O
main	O
focus	O
was	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
also	O
released	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
subjects	O
of	O
raids	O
in	O
Operation	B-Application
Buccaneer	I-Application
and	O
Operation	O
Fastlink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RELOADED	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
RLD	O
!	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
founders	O
are	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
ex-DEViANCE	O
members	O
,	O
though	O
their	O
rival	O
group	O
HOODLUM	O
claimed	O
in	O
December	O
2004	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
DEViANCE	O
's	O
previous	O
leaders	O
had	O
ever	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
RELOADED	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
has	O
cracked	O
several	O
modern	O
protection	O
schemes	O
like	O
SecuROM	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Battle.NET	O
,	O
and	O
Arxan	O
Anti-Tamper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REVOLT	O
gained	O
popularity	O
for	O
creating	O
solutions	O
for	O
cracked	O
games	O
to	O
have	O
working	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
cracks	O
of	O
games	O
using	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
by	O
its	O
founder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Voksi	O
,	O
then	O
in	O
his	O
twenties	O
,	O
reported	O
having	O
been	O
raided	O
by	O
Bulgarian	O
law	O
enforcement	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
complaint	O
filed	O
by	O
Denuvo	B-Application
parent	O
company	O
Irdeto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Risciso	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
RISCISO	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
online	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
,	O
founded	O
in	O
approximately	O
1993	O
,	O
dedicated	O
to	O
distributing	O
newly	O
released	O
copyrighted	O
software	O
,	O
games	O
and	O
movies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SKIDROW	O
is	O
a	O
well-known	O
cracking	O
group	O
originally	O
formed	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
cracking	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
,	O
and	O
having	O
used	O
the	O
motto	O
"	O
Twice	O
the	O
Fun	O
-	O
Double	O
the	O
Trouble	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
recent	O
incarnation	O
of	O
SKIDROW	O
began	O
releasing	O
unauthorized	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
announced	O
their	O
return	O
to	O
cracking	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
the	O
first	O
scene	B-Application
group	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
the	O
version	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
DRM	O
which	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
persistent	O
Internet	O
connection	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
licensing	O
servers	O
,	O
first	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
then	O
in	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
has	O
released	O
cracks	O
for	O
Denuvo	B-Application
Anti-Tamper	I-Application
protected	O
games	O
,	O
Yesterday	O
Origins	O
and	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
:	O
Mankind	O
Divided	O
-	O
A	O
Criminal	O
Past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
believed	O
the	O
former	O
had	O
a	O
bad	O
implementation	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
which	O
made	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
reverse	O
engineer	O
,	O
mostly	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
Denuvo	B-Application
for	O
protecting	O
games	O
written	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
and	O
specifically	O
games	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
with	O
this	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
having	O
been	O
previously	O
demonstrated	O
by	O
an	O
anonymous	O
independent	O
cracker	B-Application
having	O
developed	O
a	O
crack	B-Application
for	O
Syberia	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
used	O
Unity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
crack	B-Application
for	O
the	O
latter	O
was	O
actually	O
determined	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
modified	O
executable	B-Application
file	I-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
:	O
Breach	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
game	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
incorporate	O
Denuvo	B-Application
's	O
software	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
developers	O
and	O
utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
modified	O
slightly	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
assets	O
from	O
Deus	O
Ex	O
:	O
Mankind	O
Divided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
plurality	O
of	O
SKIDROW	O
's	O
current	O
releases	O
are	O
cracked	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
licensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
released	O
to	O
commemorate	O
their	O
10th	O
consecutive	O
year	O
of	O
releases	O
since	O
re-emerging	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
game	O
cracking	O
scene	B-Application
,	O
SKIDROW	O
made	O
cryptic	O
remarks	O
that	O
the	O
techniques	O
used	O
by	O
CONSPIR4CY	O
,	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
,	O
and	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
warez	B-Application
forum	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
modern	O
copy	O
protections	O
are	O
not	O
proper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
criticisms	O
were	O
themselves	O
criticized	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
as	O
SKIDROW	O
's	O
apparent	O
standards	O
for	O
a	O
proper	O
crack	B-Application
would	O
seemingly	O
disqualify	O
both	O
their	O
most	O
notable	O
crack	B-Application
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
persistent	O
online	O
connection	O
requiring	O
DRM	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
emulated	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
most	O
recent	O
notable	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
Denuvo-protected	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
cracked	O
by	O
modifying	O
the	O
executable	B-Application
from	O
another	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
precisely	O
a	O
group	O
,	O
the	O
community	O
centered	O
around	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
web	O
forum	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
cs.rin.ru	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
members	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
notable	O
source	O
of	O
warez	B-Application
development	O
,	O
releases	O
,	O
tools	O
,	O
tutorials	O
,	O
discussions	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
pertinent	O
to	O
other	O
groups	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forum	O
has	O
both	O
Russian	O
and	O
English	O
language	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
home	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
projects	O
primarily	O
focused	O
on	O
cracking	O
,	O
emulating	O
,	O
and	O
otherwise	O
extending	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
forums	O
are	O
auxiliary	O
to	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
,	O
however	O
the	O
formal	O
and	O
informal	O
collaboration	O
between	O
its	O
users	O
arguably	O
constitutes	O
a	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
have	O
individually	O
and	O
collectively	O
cracked	O
games	O
featuring	O
DRM	O
schemes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
which	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
maintain	O
a	O
persistent	O
Internet	O
connection	O
to	O
their	O
licensing	O
servers	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Custom	O
Executable	B-Application
Generation	O
,	O
Arxan	O
Anti-Tamper	O
,	O
Denuvo	B-Application
Anti-Tamper	I-Application
,	O
and	O
more	O
-	O
both	O
generic	O
digital	O
distribution	O
licensing	O
schemes	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
custom	O
protection	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
copy	O
protection	O
triggers	O
implemented	O
by	O
game	O
developer	O
Croteam	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Talos	I-Application
Principle	I-Application
and	O
their	O
Serious	B-Device
Sam	I-Device
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cracker	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Baldman	O
released	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
his	O
cracks	O
for	O
Denuvo-protected	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Bulgarian	O
hacker	O
known	O
as	O
Voksi	O
used	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
forums	O
as	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
distribution	O
for	O
cracks	O
of	O
games	O
with	O
advanced	O
virtual	O
machines	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Denuvo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
Voksi	O
,	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
another	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
user	O
and	O
with	O
material	O
support	O
from	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
Chinese	O
cracking	O
group	O
3DM	O
,	O
began	O
releasing	O
cracks	O
for	O
previously	O
uncracked	O
games	O
and	O
updated	O
builds	O
of	O
titles	O
which	O
utilized	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voksi	O
alleged	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
his	O
personal	O
site	O
began	O
redirecting	O
to	O
a	O
Bulgarian	O
government	O
site	O
,	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
raided	O
by	O
Bulgarian	O
law	O
enforcement	O
at	O
the	O
behest	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
's	O
parent	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
forum	O
and	O
its	O
members	O
have	O
often	O
been	O
referenced	O
as	O
some	O
variation	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
Russian	O
site/forum	O
"	O
or	O
directly	O
by	O
name	O
by	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
groups	O
in	O
statements	O
which	O
mention	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
one	O
prominent	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
forum	O
has	O
been	O
in	O
contact	O
with	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
release	O
group	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
published	O
several	O
non-public	O
cracks	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
which	O
they	O
attributed	O
to	O
tools	O
or	O
methods	O
obtained	O
from	O
the	O
cracking	O
group	O
RELOADED	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
individual	O
was	O
then	O
given	O
access	O
or	O
knowledge	O
related	O
to	O
EA	O
's	O
Origin	O
licensing	O
scheme	O
and	O
DRM	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
began	O
to	O
release	O
their	O
own	O
cracks	O
for	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
4	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
cracking	O
technique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Underground	O
forum	O
include	O
various	O
individuals	O
who	O
have	O
cracked	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM	O
:	O
Baldman	O
,	O
Voksi	O
,	O
DeltaT	O
,	O
FCKDRM	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
anti-DRM	O
activism	O
campaign	O
begun	O
by	O
GOG.com	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
C0000005	O
(	O
a	O
former	O
CODEX	O
member	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
EMPRESS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
notable	O
members	O
are	O
syahmixp	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
SmartSteamEmu	O
)	O
,	O
UberPsyX	O
(	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
kernel	O
mode	O
driver	O
used	O
by	O
Voksi	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
Denuvo	B-Application
games	O
)	O
,	O
Steam006	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
LumaPlay	O
,	O
a	O
generic	O
Uplay	B-Operating_System
DRM	O
Emulator	O
,	O
and	O
GreenLuma	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
accessing	O
unlicensed	O
games	O
and	O
content	O
with	O
a	O
running	O
copy	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Mr_Goldberg	O
(	O
creator	O
of	O
an	O
emulator	O
for	O
Steamworks	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
add	O
LAN-based	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
to	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
developed	O
cracks	O
for	O
games	O
using	O
Arxan	O
and	O
Rockstar	O
Social	O
Club	O
DRM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STEAMPUNKS	O
released	O
unauthorized	O
copies	O
of	O
games	O
which	O
utilized	O
Denuvo	B-Application
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
solutions	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
their	O
first	O
releases	O
being	O
copies	O
of	O
Dishonored	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
ADR1FT	B-Device
,	O
Planet	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ABZU	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Releases	O
by	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
include	O
a	O
license	O
generator	O
which	O
creates	O
a	O
valid	O
hardware	B-Protocol
ID-based	I-Protocol
license	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
licenses	O
appear	O
to	O
be	O
identical	O
to	O
those	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
web-based	O
activation	O
servers	O
operated	O
by	O
Denuvo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
trigger	O
Denuvo	B-Application
's	O
DRM	O
copy	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
attracted	O
some	O
attention	O
upon	O
its	O
debut	O
,	O
while	O
license	O
generators	O
and	O
"	O
keymakers	O
"	O
were	O
fairly	O
common	O
in	O
commercial	O
software	O
piracy	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
fallen	O
out	O
of	O
use	O
in	O
cracking	O
games	O
as	O
most	O
games	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
license	O
management	O
capabilities	O
provided	O
by	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
other	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
negative	O
reaction	O
to	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
 '	O
license	O
maker	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
SKIDROW	O
in	O
a	O
statement	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
to	O
release	O
cracked	O
copies	O
of	O
Denuvo	B-Application
DRM-protected	O
games	O
within	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
their	O
commercial	O
availability	O
,	O
releasing	O
both	O
Total	B-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Warhammer	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
FIFA	B-Application
18	I-Application
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
they	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
STEAMPUNKS	O
collaborated	O
with	O
CODEX	O
to	O
crack	B-Application
South	B-Application
Park	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fractured	I-Application
But	I-Application
Whole	I-Application
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
cracked	O
release	O
appearing	O
under	O
the	O
portmanteau	O
group	O
name	O
"	O
CODEPUNKS	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
one	O
of	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
 '	O
crackers	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
X-FORCE	O
(	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
Adobe	O
software	O
keygens	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
other	O
member	O
of	O
STEAMPUNKS	O
would	O
become	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
CODEX	O
after	O
the	O
group	O
became	O
inactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superior	O
Art	O
Creations	O
(	O
SAC	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
underground	O
artscene	O
group	O
which	O
caters	O
primarily	O
to	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
well	O
known	O
within	O
,	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tristar	O
and	O
Red	O
Sector	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
TRSI	O
)	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
alliance	O
between	O
two	O
warez	B-Application
groups	I-Application
:	O
Tristar	O
and	O
Red	O
Sector	O
Incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TRSI	O
migrated	O
from	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
release	O
platform	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
IBM-PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
branched	O
off	O
into	O
the	O
console	B-Device
gaming	O
scene	B-Application
before	O
finally	O
disbanding	O
their	O
warez	B-Application
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
Software	O
Association	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
USA	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
prominent	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
games	O
and	O
applications	O
warez	B-Application
group	I-Application
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USA	O
formed	O
an	O
alliance	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
warez	B-Application
division	O
of	O
Fairlight	O
which	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
USA/FLT	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
was	O
considered	O
blacklisted	O
by	O
many	O
in	O
the	O
warez	B-Application
scene	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2007	O
,	O
something	O
ViTALiTY	O
claims	O
was	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
rival	O
groups	O
RELOADED	B-Application
and	O
FAiRLiGHT	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
latter	O
claim	O
they	O
were	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViTALiTY	O
was	O
accused	O
of	O
either	O
reporting	O
or	O
threatening	O
to	O
report	O
members	O
of	O
other	O
groups	O
to	O
the	O
FBI	O
,	O
though	O
ViTALiTY	O
claimed	O
a	O
senior	O
member	O
of	O
RELOADED	B-Application
threatened	O
to	O
do	O
the	O
same	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ViTALiTY	O
's	O
last	O
release	O
was	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
on	O
7	O
January	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
