{"id":23145,"date":"2026-02-11T12:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23145"},"modified":"2026-02-11T12:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T12:28:57","slug":"closing-that-gap-is-a-top-priority-call-of-duty-shares-update-on-anti-cheat-efforts-following-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23145","title":{"rendered":"\u201cClosing that gap is a top priority\u201d: Call of Duty shares update on anti-cheat efforts following increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-cheating-crackdown-large.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Image of Call of Duty players holding weapons while travelling in small boat\" class=\"wp-image-239908\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Activision<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Call of Duty<\/strong>\u2018s anti-cheat team has shared an update on its efforts to combat a recent spike in cheating across <strong>Call of Duty: Black Ops 7<\/strong> and <strong>Call of Duty: Warzone<\/strong>\u2018s Ranked Play modes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Ricochet Anti-Cheat<\/strong> reveals that it is seeing higher levels of cheating in the battle royale, negatively impacting Ranked Play matches in the highest skill brackets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/los-angeles-thieves-sign-call-of-duty-player-nium\">Los Angeles Thieves sign Call of Duty player Nium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-takes-aim-at-third-party-devices\">Call of Duty takes aim at third-party devices in latest anti-cheat update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-warzone-season-2-update-highlights\">Call of Duty Black Ops 7 and Warzone: All highlights from the Season 2 update<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In an update published <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/codupdates\/status\/2021384030164505027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on February 11th<\/a><\/strong>, Ricochet Anti-Cheat claims the introduction of cloud-based attestation technology has resulted in significant improvements to Black Ops 7 Ranked Play matchmaking. As a result of the new measures, \u2018nearly 99% of matches\u2019 don\u2019t feature cheaters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Ricochet says that higher levels of hacking in Warzone Ranked Play are a result of a lack of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/01\/call-of-duty-ranked-play-anti-cheat-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cloud-based attestation<\/a><\/strong> that hasn\u2019t arrived in the battle royale title.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing higher cheating pressure in Call of Duty: Warzone Ranked Play compared to multiplayer ranked, where Microsoft attestation is not yet fully enabled,\u201d wrote Ricochet Anti-Cheat. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201cClosing the gap is a top priority, and we\u2019re actively working to enable these defences in Warzone Ranked Play shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Activision<\/strong> continues to clamp down on cheaters bypassing its existing systems with the arrival of several new measures for the Black Ops 7 cycle. In addition to cloud-based attestation, Ricochet is cracking down on the use of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-takes-aim-at-third-party-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unapproved third-party devices<\/a><\/strong> that give players unfair advantages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call Of Duty Limited Matchmaking Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Alongside wider anti-cheat measures, Ricochet also shared an update on limited matchmaking measures designed to isolate accounts displaying signs of unfair play in Black Ops 7 and Warzone. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>In recent weeks, legitimate players have received temporary bans, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IntechsTV\/status\/2021287204165767350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">leaving some unable to compete in qualifiers<\/a> for the first <strong>Warzone Resurgence Series<\/strong> event taking place at <strong>DreamHack Birmingham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201cDuring early Season 2 tuning, a limited number of legitimate players were inadvertently impacted,\u201d added Ricochet. \u201cWe\u2019ve made targeted adjustments and are continuing to work to prevent repeat cases. Reports tied to limited matchmaking have dropped significantly, and we\u2019ll keep monitoring closely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-anti-cheat-update-season-2\">\u201cClosing that gap is a top priority\u201d: Call of Duty shares update on anti-cheat efforts following increase<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/call-of-duty-cheating-crackdown-large.jpg?ssl=1\" title=\"\u201cClosing that gap is a top priority\u201d: Call of Duty shares update on anti-cheat efforts following increase\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Image credit: Activision Call of Duty\u2018s anti-cheat team has shared an update on its efforts to combat a recent spike in cheating across Call of <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/esportsnewsnetwork.net\/?p=23145\" title=\"\u201cClosing that gap is a top priority\u201d: Call of Duty shares update on anti-cheat efforts following increase\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Call of Duty\u2018s anti-cheat team has shared an update on its efforts to combat a recent spike in cheating across Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Call of Duty: Warzone\u2018s Ranked Play modes. 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