
Call of Duty cheaters react as Activision issues mass bans and disrupts cheat providers
Streamer ItsHapa posted on X about the ban wave, sharing screenshots from a private forum where players discussed losing access to their accounts.
One user wrote, 'It's been a long run. [Good game] all,' while another said, 'Lost both my main accounts today, one was almost 4 years old with mastery camos and all… think I am done with [Call of Duty]…. risk we all took.'
Neil Wood, a spokesperson for Activision, confirmed to TechCrunch that bans were issued to players using cheats from multiple vendors, not only ArtificialAiming, but declined to share specific numbers. In previous actions, Activision's ban waves have affected hundreds of thousands of players.
Activision stated, 'Our latest enforcement efforts disrupted operations from multiple cheat vendors, disabling their tools and issuing bans to their users. We remain committed to pursuing those who threaten our community — cheaters, cheat makers, and anyone undermining the fair play experience.'
Activision has been increasing its anti-cheat efforts, launching its kernel-level system Ricochet in 2021 to detect cheats at a system level. The move follows similar actions by other gaming companies as they address the use of cheats in popular online games.
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