{"id":28146,"date":"2016-10-09T19:03:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=28146"},"modified":"2023-04-06T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:01:19","slug":"pokemongo-security-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/pokemongo-security-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"New Security Measures for Pok\u00e9mon Go: Cheaters Beware!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cheating and botting in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/strong> is pretty common, with many relying on third party software to spoof their locations and automate the game in order to gain levels. Niantic<\/strong>\u2018s reaction towards cheating has been relatively tame so far, but that has changed on Friday, as the cheaters discovered that Niantic has silently updated the security features<\/strong> on the Pok\u00e9mon Go servers.<\/p>\n

While the nature of the new security measures were not detailed, those who utilises such software has found that upon booting up the app, the game would throw out a dialogue box, urging the player to stop using said software as they may be perma-banned<\/strong> from the game.<\/p>\n

Users are also reporting that logging into Pok\u00e9mon Go now comes with a Google Captcha requirement<\/strong>, presumably one of the many layers of security that Niantic has added to the game.<\/p>\n

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Left: This box appears if Pok\u00e9mon Go detects any suspected cheat software. Right: The Captcha system that appears whenever you login to Pok\u00e9mon Go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We don\u2019t really know how many third-party software and apps were affected by this recent security update, but we do know that Pok\u00e9mon Go map scanner FastPokeMap<\/strong><\/a> and Pok\u00e9mon Go botting tool PokemonGo-Bot<\/strong><\/a> have reported that their apps are no longer working<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Pokemongo-bot creators advising its userbase to seize using its tools for now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Just in case you think that this marks the end of cheating in Pok\u00e9mon Go, both FastPokeMap and PokemonGo-Bot have announced that they will be looking at methods<\/a> to circumvent the new security features<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Don't worry, remember 3august-8august? took us 5 days only to bring FPM back. This won't be as hard.<\/p>\n

\u2014 FastPokeMap Official (@FastPokeMapCom) October 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n