I was wondering, hypothetically, if I edited an app file to get more money, would that be legal? I know it sounds sketchy, but I’m just curious about it.
It depends, but usually, trying to make money like that involves fraud.
What if it was changing the amount of in app currency in exchange for real money, again hypothetical
It’s sometimes possible, but it’s becoming increasingly rare, and it really depends on whether the server verifies the transaction. For a AAA game, it’s pretty unlikely. However, some people have recently discovered vulnerabilities in PayPal and other payment apps.
A more feasible approach to this hypothetical situation might be to find an in-game transaction that happens often and see if you can identify where the currency exchanges for an item. You could potentially intercept that transaction and swap out the item being given—for example, changing a bird for a sword. But this typically just breaks the terms of use, rather than being outright illegal.
If you’re interested in this, there are definitely tools that can help. If you’re using Windows, check out GlassWire, Wireshark, and Ghidra. The first two can help you see what’s possible and figure out where to focus your efforts, while Ghidra will let you know if it’s worth trying to attack through that method, a different one, or not at all.
great one…Thank you 