MOONTON, Indonesian police force MLBB hackers to shut down, sign legal undertakings

Wasif Ahmed Published April 8, 2026

Your MLBB experience might just be getting better. MOONTON along with Indonesia’s Central Java Regional Police has dismantled an operation supplying MLBB cheats to players.

Specifically, this operation was the one behind “Senpai Mod” and its software supplier “NUI Mod.” According to the investigation, this hack gave players advantages such as map hacks, drone-style vision, and more.

The developer worked with the Central Java Regional Police’s Directorate of Cyber Crimes to identify the people behind the hack and took legal action against them.

As a part of this, they were made to sign legal undertakings. This included ceasing development, sale, and distribution of cheats. Furthermore, the undertaking included the closure of all websites and social media accounts related to the software.

In images released by MOONTON, the faces of blurred-out individuals can be seen signing the legal undertaking.

The individuals behind the hack after being caught. Image source: MOONTON

“The company remains committed to maintaining a safe and fair competitive environment for players worldwide. The company will continue strengthening both its technical anti-cheat systems and legal enforcement efforts to combat misconduct that threatens the integrity of online competition,” MOONTON said in a release.

The MLBB dev didn’t specify in its release if any additional action besides the legal undertaking was taken against the individuals.

MOONTON has been working with authorities since September 2023

MOONTON said that this investigation began after players reported the hack to the developer.

Based on these reports, the developer started working with authorities way back in September 2023. The way they caught them was simple. The hackers’ networks were traced who were developing and distributing the software.

Besides the legal action, the dev has also banned “several thousand MLBB accounts” which had been using these cheats.

The involvement of legal authorities towards in-game hacking is becoming common. This comes as gaming and esports become more mainstream with major events.

A recent notable scandal was in December 2025. During the Arena of Valor women’s semifinals at the SEA Games, Thailand’s Naphat “Tokyogurl” Warasin was caught cheating. Basically, she allowed another player, Chaiyayo, to login into her account, join the lobby and play.

Tokyogurl just pretended to play by joining a private livestream on Discord by Chaiyayo.

After they were caught, the team was disqualified and Tokyogurl handed a lifetime ban. Adding to her troubles, the police got involved and took them to court.

A Thai court recently sentenced both to three months in prison. The scandal was a major embarrassment for the country as it was hosting the SEA Games.

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Featured image source: MOONTON