Two alleged members of modchip group Team Xecuter have been arrested

Two men from Team Xecuter, a hacking group that makes modchips for consoles, have been arrested and charged by the US Justice Department. The two are said to be the leaders of the criminal enterprise, a 48-year-old Frenchman and a 51-year-old Canadian, the charges said. The former has been arrested in Canada and the US has requested his extradition. The other is already in the hands of the US Justice. A 35-year-old Chinese has also been charged, but is not in the hands of the authorities. In all, the conspiracy would involve more than a dozen individuals worldwide. That starts with the developers of the chips and associated software, and continues with website creators, manufacturers and distributors. The two detainees are each facing 11 charges, including “ conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to take technological measures. to circumvent and trade in circumvention equipment, circumvention trafficking and conspiracy to launder, ” the announcement said. The news follows in the wake of a settlement between a merchant that sold the Xecuter modchips and Nintendo. However, it is not mentioned by the Department of Justice in the posting. The department further acknowledges that the chips can also be used for homebrew software, but states that the ‘overwhelming majority’ of users wanted the chips for playing pirated copies. but the group has also developed modchips for the Nintendo 3DS and NES Classic Mini.