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A promotional image of Activision's Call of Duty: Warzone video game.
Security

Hacker says they banned ‘thousands’ of Call of Duty gamers by abusing anti-cheat flaw | TechCrunch

In October, video game giant Activision said it had fixed a bug in its anti-cheat system that affected...

A promotional image of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
Security

Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans | TechCrunch

Several players of the popular first-person shooter Call of Duty complained last week that they were permanently banned...

A screenshot from a game of Valorant, Riot Games' competitive online first-person shooter.
Security

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers | TechCrunch

For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to...

A promotional image for Electronic Art's first-person shooter Battlefield 6.
Security

Electronic Arts blocks more than 300,000 attempts to cheat after launching Battlefield 6 beta | TechCrunch

Games giant Electronic Arts launched an open beta over the weekend for its upcoming first-person shooter Battlefield 6,...

Gaming

Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers | TechCrunch

Atlas Menu, a cheat service for popular online video game Grand Theft Auto V, has been hacked, according...