Giant Giant Activision laid down “Call of Duty: WWII” due to hackers exploiting damage to a specific computer version of the game, which led to several players getting their computers, Techcrunch learned.
Last week, Activision announced That it brought out of Microsoft Store’s version of “Call of Duty: WWII”, a first -person shooter of 2017, as the company explored “Reports on a thing”, without specifying what was the matter. The company recently launched this version of the game, also available in Game Pass, a subscription service, which provides access to several games against a monthly fee.
A person with knowledge of Activision’s response told Techcrunch that the company took the game offline because of the hacks and while working to arrange the matter. Techcrunch does not call the person because they are not allowed to speak to the press.
Several Video game News outlets reported on the story and noticed that several Players complained On Social Media that they were hacked while playing the game. So far there has been no confirmed link between the two events.
“The game is not safe to play on a computer now, there is an RCE -outing,” a player wrote on Reddit last week, alluding to a kind of bug known as Far Code -ExecutionWhat allows hackers the ability to plant malware capable of essentially controlling a victim’s device.
The game for the Microsoft Store and Game Pass remains at the time of publication, by Activision Status Page.
Activision did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
The game publisher took down only the Microsoft Store version and Game Pass from “Call of Duty: WWII” because they were different versions of the game than listed in Steam, and contained an old damage, which was inserted into other versions of the game, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.
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In recent years, Activision has had to deal with several hack incidents. In November 2024, Hacker found damage in Call of Duty’s anti-cheat system This allowed them to ban thousands of legitimate players. Earlier in the year, the company explored a hack campaign aiming for players with Infostealer malwareA kind of malicious software designed to steal a victim’s passwords. In 2023, Hackers used self-spreading malware – computer worm – to hack “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” players, Thanks to an unpaved annual bug In the game.
Recently, some video game companies have also improved their cybersecurity teams As their anti-cheat teams. Activision, however, went through several Circles of layoffs In recent years, some of which have directly influenced its cybersecurity teams.
