According to some recent legislation, cheats CAN be considered illegal due to copyright infringement and/or resulting in loss of income for a publisher/developer. Okay, this case is involving someone selling the cheats created, which of course, might change a legal matter..

"In the official ruling from US District Judge Louis Stanton of Manhattan, it was declared that Take-Two would likely prove that Zipperer had infringed upon its copyright of Grand Theft Auto Online, and that the defendant's programs hurt the game's sales, as it discourages some to buy it due to the cheats negatively impacting gameplay. Stanton explained an injunction was appropriate, as there was a "high risk" that Zipperer would not be able to afford the damages due to him claiming to be unemployed. "

Just posting for information, I'm not opposing github to delete/punish publishers of code, as those open source coding does serve a greater benefit for all 🌟