Shortly before the release of Crimson Desert, it became known that the PC version would be protected using the infamous Denuvo. Then the hackers "accepted the challenge" and announced a crack.
Soon after the release of the game, Pearl Abyss tech enthusiasts actually announced a successful "crack" of 1.00.02, but there is a technical nuance.
This is not a traditional crack: Denuvo in Crimson Desert was bypassed using a popular method with a "hypervisor,"
Running such a Crimson Desert "crack" is fraught with danger for the PC: it is necessary to disable some protective systems.