Activision Serves Cease and Desist Directly to Cheat Vendor's Doorstep
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
Activision posted video footage of a legal representative serving a cease-and-desist order to a Call of Duty cheat seller in Ohio, highlighting ongoing legal crackdowns on software vendors during the Modern Warfare 4 beta.
Activision has taken its anti-cheat enforcement offline and straight to the real world, recently dispatching a legal representative to hand-deliver a cease-and-desist order to a notorious Call of Duty cheat seller in Ohio. As first reported by Eurogamer, the roughly one-minute video posted to the official Call of Duty social channels captures the quiet encounter on a residential porch during the recent Modern Warfare 4 closed beta. The target of the visit was Elocarry, a vendor known for distributing software designed to bypass the RICOCHET anti-cheat system for up to eighty pounds per subscription, while also peddling hacks for titles like Apex Legends and Rust.
The public stunt is part of a much broader legal offensive against underground digital economies that profit by ruining public lobbies. According to Activision, this doorstep delivery is just one of more than eighty cease-and-desist demands issued so far, alongside targeted strikes against over 375 reseller operations and the complete shutdown of thirty vendors. Following the visit, Elocarry temporarily paused sales of Call of Duty products on Discord, though the rest of the storefront reportedly remained active while the vendor sorted out the legal pressure.
Beyond the courtroom drama, the publisher used the moment to highlight backend security improvements arriving with Modern Warfare 4, noting that infection rates dropped and hardware bans became harder to evade during the beta test. As the second, fully open beta weekend rolls out across platforms ahead of the official launch on October twenty-third, players are watching closely to see if these stepped-up measures can actually keep lobbies clean when millions jump into the new maps and Warzone integration.
Activision serves real-world legal papers to a Call of Duty cheat seller during the Modern Warfare 4 beta, highlighting a broader crackdown on software vendors.
Tags: Call of Duty, Anti-Cheat, PC Gaming, Esports
Original article: Eurogamer