Five Protection Systems Discovered in Resident Evil Requiem — Denuvo and Other DRM Failed to Stop Hackers

The PC release was fortified with multiple layers of digital protection technology.

Resident Evil Requiem recently made its debut, with Capcom deploying Denuvo to safeguard the PC version. However, these defensive measures proved to be largely ineffective.

Hackers announced a successful bypass of the game on its launch day. The formidable security suite was circumvented using a popular “hypervisor” method, a technique that has previously been utilized to overcome Denuvo in several other high-profile projects.

Reports indicate that Resident Evil Requiem on PC was shielded by a staggering five-tier security stack:

• Denuvo Anti-Tamper
• Standard Steam DRM
• VMProtect
• Capcom’s proprietary anti-tamper technology
• SteamStub

Nevertheless, there is a significant technical caveat: from a cybersecurity perspective, hypervisor-based cracks are far from ideal. To function, these workarounds require users to disable core system security features, which inherently introduces additional vulnerabilities to the PC.

Currently, technical enthusiasts are attempting to refine a launch method for these cracks that would not necessitate compromising system security, aiming to minimize risks for the end-user.

Source: iXBT.games