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Used CPU carries anti-cheat ban, locks out new owner

Original: 📬 Gaming-Bann geerbt: Gebrauchte CPU sperrt neuen Besitzer aus # Gaming # AntiCheat # GamingBann # gebrauchteCPU # Gebra

Reports are circulating that a used processor sold second-hand came with an inherited anti-cheat ban: the hardware ID was blacklisted after a previous owner cheated in Riot's Valorant, so the buyer found themselves locked out of the game despite never cheating. The case, linked to Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat system, is drawing criticism of hardware-level bans that punish innocent second-hand buyers.

Why now: Hardware ID bans from anti-cheat systems are controversial, and this case shows an innocent buyer being punished for someone else's cheating.

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