Denuvo has filed a DMCA anti-circumvention lawsuit in a U.S. federal court targeting the prolific cracker known as voices38, alleging repeated bypasses of its PC anti-tamper system. The filing, first surfaced on September 16, 2026, in a thread on r/CrackWatch, points to dozens of affected titles and indicates the company may seek identifying information from platforms such as Reddit, Discord, and Steam.
According to the original report, the complaint accuses voices38 of distributing methods that neutralize Denuvo’s protections across a wide slate of releases, citing examples like Hogwarts Legacy and Black Myth: Wukong. The case is framed under the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provisions, a route publishers and anti-piracy vendors have used when going after individuals alleged to be enabling access to protected works.
What the filing signals, and what it doesn’t
Legally, this is about alleged circumvention, not about a specific game’s piracy scene. But practically, it underlines the current pressure point around Denuvo on PC, where recent months have seen faster workarounds via hypervisor techniques and other approaches discussed in public forums. Denuvo naming platforms it may subpoena suggests a discovery push to unmask the person behind the handle, though any such effort depends on jurisdiction and cooperation from those services.
The lawsuit also reads as a strategic signal to developers and publishers that the vendor is pursuing civil remedies while it works on technical countermeasures. That’s notable given the recurring debate about performance impact and the longevity of DRM on PC once launch windows pass.
voices38 breaks silence
Amid the chatter, a short message attributed to the figure at the center made the rounds. As relayed in community channels, voices38 wrote:
“All is fine. Everything will continue as normal.”
That note doesn’t change the legal posture, but it does set expectations for the near term: this is a courtroom fight, not an immediate technical stoppage. For players following crack-status timelines, the real-world effects will hinge on what, if anything, the court compels from service providers and whether the suit identifies an individual defendant.
For now, this is a live legal action rather than a finished outcome. We’ll watch for the docket to surface and for any follow-up from Denuvo or named platforms. If the complaint becomes public, the specific list of games and alleged methods will matter, as will how broadly the company tries to apply the DMCA’s anti-circumvention hooks.
