Activision shut down another Warzone cheats site amid hacking crackdown ActivisionActivision Blizzard have taken action against another Modern Warfare and Warzone marketplace for cheats, this time shutting down the hub for hackers. It\u2019s no secret that hacking\/cheating is arguably the biggest issue Activision have faced following the release of Modern Warfare and especially since Warzone made its debut in March. The CoD publisher has been cracking down on outlets that supply programs or any other third-party tools to get a competitive edge. Back in August, they reportedly filed a lawsuit against a different site, and now they\u2019re taking aim at a second site. Dexerto won\u2019t be naming the company to avoid any potential promotion, but the screencap below shows that the creator and distributor of hacks was given a Cease & Desist by Activision\u2019s lawyers. \u201cIn September 2020, Activision Blizzard\u2019s attorneys had another Cease and Desist letter hand-delivered to me by who I assume was a (Personal Investigator), considering he knew family members by name and made a point to showcase that he did,\u201d the seller of the cheats wrote. Soon after the initial contact, the distributor said they received a follow-up communication from them claiming their attorneys \u201cwould litigate if (they) didn\u2019t comply with continuation of stopped sales as well as a complete stoppage of interaction with and updating of any products related to their client\u2019s products.\u201d It didn\u2019t take long for them to comply with the orders to avoid further actions from the $13 billion company. Although the hack-seller said that they will \u201cbe looking to offer swaps from this product to other options in the extremely near future,\u201d an indication that the cheat-network could be used for another title. The site\u2019s owner had their infrastructure of hacks and clients willing to purchase them for 11 months before Activision stepped in to shut it down. In late August, a different Warzone hacking site claimed the Call of Duty publisher had also contacted them about a potential lawsuit if the third-party tools weren\u2019t taken down. Parallels in both instances have amounted to the publisher threatening legal ramifications, the site owner taking down the hacking market, and multiple customers who bought MW cheats feeling dismayed while demanding refunds. With Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on the horizon, Activision are making strides in thwarting people from acquiring these sort of hacks, especially since both the official professional and amateur competitive scenes will involve the use of PC for the first time in 2021. Competitive players are concerned the addition of PC crossplay in the amateur Challengers division will compromise the scene\u2019s integrity since it\u2019s a lot easier to install and use these sorts of third-party hacks on a computer rather than console. That\u2019s exactly been the case in Warzone (which supports PC\/PS4\/Xbox One crossplay) \u2013 despite months of negative community feedback and everything Activision have tried, cheating continues to run rampant on Verdansk. Hopefully this shutdown of a hack distributor will be another step closer to finally eradicating those who break the rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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