Classification
This dossier summarizes the cheat definition, the affected OSI layer, and the evidence attached to the record.
Creating unauthorized copies of in-game items or resources.
This dossier summarizes the cheat definition, the affected OSI layer, and the evidence attached to the record.
Creating unauthorized copies of in-game items or resources.
Layer 7 (Application)
Creating unauthorized copies of in-game items or resources.
Peer-reviewed and academic literature connected to this cheat, with DOI or URL references attached where available.
Irene Serrano Vázquez and Mia Consalvo
new media & society Vol. 17(6) 829–844 2015
Target: Social network game cheating including bot usage, unauthorized data access, infrastructure exploitation, creating multiple accounts
Aim: Serrano Vázquez, I., & Consalvo, M. (2015). Cheating in social network games. new media & society, 17(6), 829-844.
Recommendation: (Vasquez and Consalvo, 2013)
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Named incidents, documented examples, or sanctions associated with this cheat category.