PUBG Hardware Security: DMA, Third-Party Programs, and Account Safety

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Start with the product and publisher scope

KRAFTON's Rules of Conduct govern PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and operate alongside its Terms of Service. The rules can change, so this page ties each conclusion to a public source and review date while directing players to check the current official text before starting the game.

This is independent educational material from Heino HMA, not authorization, endorsement, or a recommendation from KRAFTON or PUBG Studios. PUBG and associated marks belong to KRAFTON. The page uses names only to identify the relevant policy and does not present any third-party product as gaming equipment.

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How PUBG describes DMA boards and unapproved hardware

The current rules place a program or hardware device in the prohibited category when it is not permitted by KRAFTON and promotes unfair play through a specific mouse, a DMA board, or another device. The penalty table also addresses using, developing, advertising, trading, or distributing such programs and hardware; KRAFTON determines the outcome in each case.

DMA is also a general transfer mechanism used by ordinary network, storage, and graphics devices. That technical fact does not grant access to a game environment. The useful questions are whether a device interacts with the game, collects data the game does not provide, changes input or display behavior, or creates an unfair advantage.

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What PUBG added in its 2026 third-party-program guidance

In its June 25, 2026 developer letter, the PUBG Anti-Cheat Team said that showing information the game does not provide, changing the interface without permission, or abnormally accessing the client or its processes to collect data may be penalized. A third-party program's name or form does not change the policy analysis when PUBG has not provided or permitted it.

The same letter discusses abnormal input devices on console, but that portion is a console policy update rather than a PC device list. PC conclusions should come from the Rules of Conduct, current PC client messages, and official support responses.

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A defensive inventory needs only four questions

An administrator or lab owner does not need to analyze anti-cheat internals. Inventory the assets, drivers, firmware, and running applications, then use the public policy to decide whether work must stop.

• Does the device or program read the client, a process, memory, or data the game does not expose?
• Does it change the interface, input, game data, or information available to a player?
• Does it create speed, accuracy, or information advantages outside normal play?
• Is there verifiable written permission from KRAFTON? If not, leave the determination to official support.

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Account protection, hijacking recovery, and evidence

KRAFTON places responsibility for account protection on the account holder. Use a unique password, Steam Mobile Guard, and PUBG's Secondary Password, and avoid credential sharing or signing in on an untrusted device.

PUBG Support updated its account-hijacking recovery article on July 22, 2026. Eligible accounts can apply in each half-year window, up to twice per year, with conditions tied to the Secondary Password and a fresh review for each request. Use the official form and retain full screenshots, the Steam ID, a timeline, and security-setting evidence; the process is not a promise of restoration.

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