The "Call of Duty" series is beloved by players for its thrilling combat experience and high level of competitiveness. However, a serious issue has recently emerged in the game: the core anti-cheating program Ricochet has mistakenly banned some innocent players. Activision has taken notice of this issue and has posted an explanation on the official X account.

According to reports, a temporary patch measure in the Ricochet anti-cheating program has affected a small number of normal players' accounts. This measure was originally designed to detect cheating in "Modern Warfare 3" and "Call of Duty: Warzone," but due to a security vulnerability, some players have been able to use it to attack other players' accounts, even leading to permanent bans.

This vulnerability has existed for some time, and some cheat creators have revealed on social media that they can ban other players by typing specific keywords in the game chat, such as "Trigger Bot." These keywords are set by Ricochet in the user's memory to determine whether the user has "known cheating behavior." Cheat creators have stated that as long as these keywords are typed in the chat and injected into the target's memory, any player can be banned.

This issue has affected many innocent players, including "Call of Duty: Warzone" broadcaster BobbyPoff. He was permanently banned on October 3rd, and although he communicated with Activision customer service multiple times, it took several weeks before he was unbanned. Although his account has been restored, his reputation has suffered permanent damage. BobbyPoff has spoken out on X, hoping that Activision will apologize to him.

Activision has taken action to restore accounts for all affected players and has banned the patch measure that caused this problem. Although the official statement did not provide details on the so-called "patch measure," it has confirmed that it is a security vulnerability that has been fixed.

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