More hackers have been brought to justice and forced to pay the price. This time, the hackers in question are 13 Overwatch players who were busted earlier this year. Two sentences have been handed down so far, one a simple probation which could lead to jail time, the other a $10,000 fine.

The fines were given out by the South Korean government following a new law that specifically targets cheating in online games. The law was proposed as an amendment last June which went into place late last year. Violators of the law could face up to 5 years in jail and fines as high as $43,000. The law states:

As reported by Kotaku, one of the reasons a law had to be passed was because of how easy it was to cheat in South Korea. Like many Asian countries, the prominence of internet cafes is far more prevalent in South Korea than in America. This is largely due to the fact that far fewer people own PCs in these countries, with most relying on their phones for the services we use on our home computers. This also means that cheaters could easily log into a new account at an internet café every time they were banned. This is all because of a deal that Blizzard has with internet cafes which allows the constant creation of accounts for anyone paying to use the café.

With over 20,000 hackers banned last year from Overwatch, it was beginning to be a serious problem. However, nearly every competitive game has been coming down hard on cheaters in the past year. Recently, PUBG gave out fines totaling over $5.1 million to a number of hackers that have plagued the community in China.

For both Overwatch and PUBG, the punishment is more of a warning to future cheaters than it is an attempt to stop masterminds behind cheating. Aimbots and hacks can be found for most popular games through quick Google searches. In countries where game companies have less control, these hacks can often become detrimental to the internationally competitive scene.

In Overwatch’s case, it does seem like fewer bans have been given out this year, so their scare tactic might just be working.