​Thirteen people have been arrested in South Korea for alleged offenses of hacking and match-fixing, according to ​a post from Blizzard on the Korean Overwatch forums.





The South Korean government arrested the alleged hackers and match-fixers for allegedly violating the country's Game Industry Promotion Law.

According to a ​translation from Unikrn, Blizzard said: "Blizzard had requested a through investigation to the Seoul National Police Agency Cyber Security Department regarding the domestic illegal program developers in the black market that include hacking and match-fixing."





The suspects were arrested reportedly after a year-long investigation during all of 2017.





As with most popular games, cheating is rampant and difficult to curb. Blizzard ​banned a cheater in August who climbed to Rank 1 in an unbelievable amount of time. In April, Blizzard ​won a lawsuit against a company that made cheating programs for Overwatch.





It's especially difficult in South Korea, where the prevalence of PC Bangs makes it difficult for accounts to be tracked. Perhaps this is a start, though.

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