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The Cheat Hackers 'Ruining' Gaming for Others
The use of cheats is a major problem in video games and it鈥檚 becoming increasingly lucrative as esports take off.
Hackers around the world, often teenagers, are making thousands by creating and selling games cheats to a growing market.
The most recent survey suggests that around a third of gamers admit to using them to improve their chances online.
Cyber-security reporter Joe Tidy went to play a game with a cheat hacker to find out how the 17-year-old makes thousands of dollars a month through his underground business.
In China recently, four alleged hackers were arrested for similar offences.
