The US arrested two members of the Xecuter group which hacked consoles to play pirated games. They are charged with 11 felonies.
Two members Xecuter Group, which has developed and sells Appliances that allow its users to plug them into their consoles and thus play pirated copies of games, are in the custody of the FBI. The arrest took place in September and the 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 group includes more than a dozen members, including people who specialize in finding loopholes security on the consoles. Among other systems, the team had targeted the Switch, 3DS, and NES Classic.