27,000 Call Of Duty Cheaters Were Banned This Past Weekend

Activision has announced that 27,000 Call of Duty cheaters were banned over the weekend across Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone. In a statement, anti-cheat Team Ricochet attributed the ban wave to upgrades to its detection technology, with more bans still to come as new improvements are implemented.

The massive wave of bans was reported by Charlie Intel on X, which includes a statement from Team Ricochet. "Team Ricochet identified and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend through a series of upgraded detection systems. The team is progressing on a new set of security updates and anticipates more ban waves to come."

Team Ricochet gave an in-depth update on its anti-cheat plans last year in the lead-up to Modern Warfare 3's release, saying it planned to use machine learning to improve detection and removal of cheaters in COD titles. Activision also revealed that it banned 80,000 cheating accounts in the lead-up to MW3's release, ensuring those accounts wouldn't be able to access the new title on launch.

The most recent wave of bans comes soon after the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone's third seasons, with Warzone bringing back fan-favorite map Rebirth Island. Both COD titles are also gearing up for 4/20, with a variety of weed-themed bundles and game modes included in Season 3.