The US arrested two team members Xecuter which hacked consoles to play pirated games gamea. They are charged with 11 felonies.
Two members Xecuter Group, which has developed and sells devices that allow its users to connect them to their consoles and thus play pirated copies of games, are being held by the FBI. The arrest took place in September and The US Department of Justice said The defendants are Max Loire, a 48-year-old French national, and Gary Boozer, a 51-year-old Canadian.
The two individuals are charged with 11 felonies related to their activities through the Xecuter group. The FBI is also charging Yuaning Chen, a 35-year-old from Shenzhen, China. Luar and Bowser were leaders of Team Xecuter, according to the Ministry US Justice.
According to the indictment, the Xecuter team includes more than a dozen members, including people who specialize in finding security holes in consoles. Among other systems, the team had targeted the Switch, 3DS and NES Classic.