A new report suggests that Call of Duty: Warzone hackers may be getting more than they bargained for when installing hack engines. With players and pros observing a constant rise in hackers, all eyes are on Activision and its developers to prevent cheating in its first-person shooters. Call of Duty: Warzone continues to receive ban waves, but hackers may have more than just developers to worry about.
Hacking is a topic of much debate in the Call of Duty: Warzone community. From wallhacks to Call of Duty: Warzone aimbots, players continue to lose games to cheating enemies. While the game's community has limited ways of dealing with this continuing threat, a recent Activision reports suggest the hackers may be in danger of more than a ban.
A report titled "Cheating Cheaters: Malware Delivered as Call of Duty Cheats" from March 24, 2021 revolves around fake cheats, which have been tracked as far back as March 2020. These cheats are advertised for Call of Duty: Warzone and claim to be free, effective, and "newbie friendly." These cheats continue to be advertised as "new CoD hacks," and have been spotted as recently as March 1, 2021. YouTube videos have also been discovered that advertise the cheats and showcase how to run the cheat program with steps including disabling anti-virus settings. Considering the popularity of the post, it is likely many cheaters have fallen victim to the scam.
Many of these false cheat programs instruct players to bypass or disable system protections with the goal of allowing the program to run correctly. Call of Duty: Warzone hacks are designed to push players to lower their security voluntarily and ignore any warnings about running malicious software.
Call of Duty: Warzone ban waves have continued to remove hacker accounts from the game environment. With Raven Software stepping up its defenses, many fans believe cheating may soon take a sharp decline in the game. While there will constantly be players seeking to cheat the system, this new threat may force caution for anyone attempting to download cheating software.
As for Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters, while many of them may believe they are unaffected, the report suggests multiple high-profile programs are part of this scam. Anyone using the cheating software could be vulnerable, and it is likely the original hack creator is harvesting player data with multiple programs.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Activision