Mediafire became the go-to host for these files because, unlike Google Drive or Dropbox, it has historically been more lenient with DMCA takedowns. It offers:

The phenomenon of hacked games has been around for as long as video games have existed. With the advent of mobile gaming and the Android platform, the distribution and accessibility of these hacked games have become more widespread. Mediafire, a cloud storage service, has been one of the platforms used to share these modified game files.

In most countries, including Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and the US, distributing hacked games violates copyright laws (Digital Millennium Copyright Act / Ley de Propiedad Intelectual).

While downloading a mod is rarely prosecuted for an individual user, you are still breaking the Terms of Service of the game developer. If the developer is aggressive (like Niantic or Epic Games), they can pursue legal action for reverse engineering their code.

A legitimate game asks for storage permission to save data. A hacked game from Mediafire asks for:

Once a hacker has your contact list, they will send messages like “Mira este juego hackeado!” to your grandma, using your name as a trust signal.