Activision denies reports that thousands of Call of Duty accounts have been hacked in a worrying incident of privacy invasion that, if true, will undoubtedly leave a negative impact on the franchise and player trust. The next chapter in the series, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, is expected to release in less than two months, and its reception could be affected by these widely rumored security issues.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was officially revealed back in August as a direct sequel to the original Call of Duty: Black Ops entry. Players will have the opportunity to create a unique character with a customized professional background to fight alongside familiar faces in the game’s Reaganonomics-era setting. The world of espionage and political tension will be the focus in the game’s single-player campaign, and in terms of multiplayer additions, the title will introduce brand new content to the Warzone standalone and the return of the subseries’ beloved Zombies mode. However, the anticipation for the approaching game, might be overshadowed by security issues with Activision accounts if more players are affected.
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Earlier this week, multiple reports surfaced on the internet claiming that the official Call of Duty account database has been hacked, exposing player accounts’ private information. Members of the gaming community recommend changing passwords since the issue is seemingly still active. Activision, however, has issued an official statement claiming that none of these reports are “not accurate.” According to the company, it investigates all the appearing privacy concerns, and there’s allegedly nothing to be worried about. Expectedly, Activision still suggests that Call of Duty players take precautions to secure their accounts by following common sense privacy protection procedures. The community, however, doesn’t seem to be convinced by Activision’s statement, as numerous reports continue to crop up daily – according to TheGamingRevolution, as often as “1,000 accounts every 10 minutes.”
Activision accounts are apparently being leaked so change your password, although that might not even help because they’re apparently generating 1,000 accounts every 10 minutes.
— TheGamingRevolution (@TheGamingRevo3) September 20, 2020
According to players, their accounts got hacked and unlinked from all other networks. The same goes for e-mails that are being changed so that users cannot restore their ownership. All the progress and unlocks are reportedly gone on stolen accounts, and there seems to be no end to it. The collective frustration in the community goes as far as suggesting to involve lawyers while Activision is trying to avoid any accusations by offering direct help with returning players’ accounts. Despite all the evidence, the company does not confirm that the database was actually hacked.
It’s weird to see that Activision denies all the claims while those affected by the issue keep reporting that their accounts were scammed. The best-case scenario for the company would’ve been to confirm the Call of Duty database leak and assure the community that the investigation has begun, while the issue is being resolved to save players’ private information. None of that happened, which might eventually lead to much worse consequences for the company if it doesn’t clarify the situation in specific details and explain what actually occurred.
Source: Activision, TheGamingRevolution
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