On October 11, 2022, Roblox announced it has acquired Byfron, a leader in anti-cheat solutions. Byfron has developed a state-of-the-art anti-cheat solution that has been utilized by some of the world’s largest game publishers. With Byfron's deep domain knowledge and security engineering expertise, Roblox will accelerate its roadmap to build robust anti-cheat and security solutions. This includes client-side and server-side anti-cheat, alt accounts detection, and additional tools for developers to combat cheaters. Integrating Byfron’s technology into the Roblox platform will improve experience security, protect the competitive landscape, and to allow developers to spend more time building their experiences. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati represented Roblox in the transaction. The team includes:

M&A
Rich Mullen
Brian Chan
Ryan Cooper
Divij Kadan

Technology Transactions
Adam Shevell
Khalil Nobles
Patrick Messenger

Privacy and Cybersecurity
Matt Staples
Daniel Chen
Michael O'Brien
Dantam Le

Tax
Myra Sutanto Shen
Brandon King

Employee Benefits and Compensation
Scott McCall
Jessica Bliss

Employment Litigation
Rebecca Stuart
Nedim Novakovic

Regulatory
Tarek Helou
Anne Seymour
Stephen Cheng

For more information, please see Roblox's forum announcement.