TechCrunch reports that major video game developer Activision was noted to have taken its Call of Duty: WWII game for Microsoft offline after numerous players had their computers compromised due to the exploitation of a remote code execution vulnerability.
Fixes for the issue are already being worked upon by Activision, according to a source close to the matter. Other sources noted that other iterations of Call of Duty: WWII with an older security issue remained on Steam despite the removal of versions available on the Microsoft Store and Game Pass. Such a development comes after multiple hacking incidents against Activision, the most recent of which involved the discovery and exploitation of a Call of Duty anti-cheat system flaw that prevented gameplay for thousands of individuals. Individuals playing Activision games have also been subjected to an information-stealing malware campaign in early 2024, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players had been targeted with self-spreading malware in 2023.
Fixes for the issue are already being worked upon by Activision, according to a source close to the matter. Other sources noted that other iterations of Call of Duty: WWII with an older security issue remained on Steam despite the removal of versions available on the Microsoft Store and Game Pass. Such a development comes after multiple hacking incidents against Activision, the most recent of which involved the discovery and exploitation of a Call of Duty anti-cheat system flaw that prevented gameplay for thousands of individuals. Individuals playing Activision games have also been subjected to an information-stealing malware campaign in early 2024, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players had been targeted with self-spreading malware in 2023.
