A way has been found to bypass the formidable DRM protection.
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.