Another cheat provider has appeared in court today after a California judge ruled in favor of Activision. The Call of Duty giant sought more than $14 million in damages from EngineOwning following the conclusion of a lawsuit filed in 2022.

EngineOwning must pay $14,465,600 — $200 per downloaded cheat — in damages, according to a May 28 court order issued by U.S. District Judge Michael Fitzgerald and shared by CharlieINTEL on X (formerly Twitter). The ruling ends the case filed in 2022, with the site’s owners being ordered to pay an eight-figure sum in damages and more than $290,000 in legal fees, as well as turn over the website’s domain. Ultimately, the motion for default judgment was granted, as the alleged individuals had largely ignored the case.

EngineOwning offers cheats and hacks for a variety of titles, but the bulk of its customer base has been anchored to CoD since the site’s inception in 2014. More than a dozen defendants have been directly sued, with figures showing that over 72,000 users have downloaded and used CoD hacks from the site. It’s unclear what Activision plans to do with the site, but it likely won’t stay online for much longer.

Activision’s victory is a fresh warning to cheat makers and providers that developers and publishers won’t go quietly into the night and ignore the hacking epidemic forever. In addition to developing better anti-cheat technology, developers are actively pursuing cheat distribution sites. This week, Bungie secured a multimillion-dollar court victory against AimJunkies to continue its lawsuit against Ring-1 into 2023. Riot Games is also getting in on the act, joining forces with Bungie to take on multiple other cheat sites.