Xbox's Activision Blizzard team has been pursuing hackers a whole bunch since Black Ops 6 launched late last year, and now the company has filed a lawsuit against two of the most prominent hacking groups in the Call of Duty scene.
As seen by IGN, Activision has taken legal action against Lergware and GameHook; two hacks that are apparently enabling players to kick folks from lobbies and crash multiplayer servers - with GameHook also providing 'aimbots' and 'wallhacks'; two ever-popular methods of cheating in online shooters.
In the report, it's also mentioned that Activision has added five more cheater shutdowns to its list this week, following more than 20 hacker groups squashed since Black Ops 6 launched last October. The team has also been utilising 'cease-and-desist' orders to other companies - one believed to be Cronus; an outfit that sells USB devices that alter in-game mechanics for an advantage.
The Cronus Zen specifically is something that ABK is seemingly targeting here; a device that allows you to "digitally mod controllers" in a way that "doesn't void your warranty". Curiously, the $120 Cronus Zen is currently out of stock on the company's official website, across all different versions of the device.
Here's hoping that these efforts from Activision do help in cleaning up Call of Duty multiplayer, although it feels almost impossible to track and squash every single hack these days. The team is certainly trying though, as it continues bring new content to Black Ops 6 and Warzone in 2025.