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Starting this week, players who have reported cheating will receive an in-game confirmation if the cheater is banned. Matchmaking has also been updated in Modern Warfare and Warzone to pair suspected cheaters together. Limiting these suspect players to special lobbies will become a game of who can out-cheat who, which will hopefully begin to weed out a majority of the hackers found in general Warzone lobbies.

Infinity Ward also revealed that “additional dedicated security updates” have been deployed, as well as “increased resources across backend tech, studio, and enforcement teams.”

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For those asking for a better way to report hackers, a new report-a-player feature is “coming soon” to allow in-match reporting directly from the killcam or spectator mode. So, if your death looks completely shady and you suspect hacks were involved, you can report the suspect player immediately.

I’m happy to see Infinity Ward taking more aggressive measures against hacking. Warzone can be a really fun battle royale to partake in when the battlefield is fair. It’s also been the focus of a lot of major charity tournaments streamed during this time, and the cheaters shouldn’t get any time in that spotlight.

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