Niantic seeks an injunction against Pokémon Go cheater app creators

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has reportedly filed an injunction against a hacker group that allegedly helps players to cheat.

As reported in Business Insider, Niantic has filed a suit against Ryan "ElliotRobot" Hunt, Alen "iOS n00b" Hundur, and 20 other members of Global++, an "association of hackers" that it accuses of making and distributing PokeGo++, an "unauthorised derivative version" of Pokémon Go.

Niantic alleges the app not only infringes upon the developer's intellectual property rights, but it also gives players an unfair advantage over those who play fairly, too.

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