Wednesday, 05 May 2021 02:19

Call of Duty Account Hack Screenshot Shares Troubling Possibilities For The Game's Community

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A Call of Duty: Warzone player is reporting their account has been stolen and possibly sold for bitcoins online to another unknown player.

In the past, Call of Duty: Warzone fans have reported having their accounts stolen. While some of the reports are considered false, other fans have substantial proof of this occurrence throughout both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. While rumors have circulated as to reasons the accounts are being stolen, one fan has a more troubling problem to deal with.

It was rumored that Call of Duty Activision accounts were being stolen and sold online, but Activision released a statement saying these claims were false. Despite this, reports of players losing their accounts only to discover them later under a different name continue to persist throughout the community. Call of Duty: Warzone fans believe that their accounts are still vulnerable despite having 2-factor authorization enabled.

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Reddit user GABSI1 posted an image of a conversation from his Activision account. In the image, a friend of the Reddit post author had a short conversation with the stolen account's current owner requesting for the account back. The player knew that his Call of Duty: Warzone account had been hacked, but he did not realize the depth of what had happened. In the conversation, the hacker claims that he purchased the account from someone and offers to sell it back for $30 in BitCoin. While there is no way to verify this conversation is authentic, it has spread among the community as a concern due to the comments below the post.

While this post does not serve as solid evidence, it has raised concerns among many community members in the comments. Call of Duty: Warzone hackers have plagued the game since launch, and stolen accounts can mean the loss of hours of gameplay. While many fans suggest 2-factor authorization as a solution, mand players have struggled to make it work for their accounts.

The community believes that this is a security problem on Activision's end. Players do not need to worry about being hacked if the developers had more safeguards in place, or that is the theory at least. Call of Duty: Warzone has done massive movements in anti-cheat efforts, but reports of hacked accounts continue to roll into the various social media channels.

A common comment for many fans is the disbelief at selling Call of Duty: Warzone stolen accounts. Considering that Call of Duty: Warzone is free to play, the only benefit for a stolen account would be cosmetics and blueprints. Even then, it can be hard to judge which accounts are more viable, resulting in confusion among the community regarding this practice. Despite not understanding, many fans still believe that their accounts are at risk despite 2-factor authorization.

Call of Duty: Warzone is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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