27,000 ‘Call of Duty’ accounts banned with more to come

nme.com:

Call of Duty publisher Activision says over 27,000 Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone accounts were banned this weekend.

Team Ricochet, those using the Ricochet anti-cheat system to catch bad actors, says it anticipates “more ban waves to come.”In a statement given to CharlieIntel, Team Ricochet said it “identified and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend through a series of upgraded detection systems.

The team is progressing on a new set of security updates and anticipates more ban waves to come.”This ban wave comes just after season three of MW3 and Warzone kicks off.

Some streamers, such as BAMS, claimed they were falsely permanently banned, but Activision is not confirming specific bans, CharlieIntel says.Some people in the replies to CharlieIntel‘s tweet are also claiming that this ban wave has wrongly affected many innocent people.Activision says over 27,000 accounts were banned in Call of Duty, across Warzone and MW3, over the weekend.Statement from Team RICOCHET: "#TeamRICOCHET identified and banned over 27,000 accounts over the weekend through a series of upgraded detection systems.