Call of Duty: WWII Xbox PC Version Hauled Offline Amid Security Concerns

Activision has pulled Call of Duty: WWII connected Xbox PC offline conscionable days aft it was added to Game Pass, amid reports of hacking via Remote Code Execution (RCE).

This isn't astir PC players cheating in-game via partition hacks and purpose bots. Rather this is astir unsuspecting Game Pass players losing power of their PCs done a information exploit.

According to Cloudflare, a distant codification execution (RCE) onslaught is wherever an attacker runs malicious codification connected an organization’s computers oregon network: "The quality to execute attacker-controlled codification tin beryllium utilized for assorted purposes, including deploying further malware oregon stealing delicate data."

Activision failed to supply immoderate further details successful its little statement, below, alternatively simply confirming Sledgehammer's 2017 shooter was "brought offline" connected PC portion it investigates reports of "an issue." However, players successful the comments of the message, published connected July 5, are reporting that their computers were accessed owed to a information vulnerability that lets hackers instrumentality power of distant PCs, suggesting these reports and Activision's enactment are linked.

That was 2 days agone now, and there's been nary update since. IGN has asked Activision for comment.

The contented deed the headlines aft X / Twitter idiosyncratic @wrioh75753 published a viral clip, below, appearing to amusement their crippled of Call of Duty: WWII suffering from a hack during a livestream. The station has so-far been viewed 2.3 cardinal times.

I JUST GOT HACKED PLAYING WW2! EVERYONE DO NOT PLAY WW2 ON GAMEPASS! @Xbox @XboxSupport @Activision @charlieINTEL @CODUpdates @FaZeScope @Mobbing pic.twitter.com/I5pehK1kHK

The reports emerged successful the aftermath of Microsoft's sweeping layoffs, which deed its gaming concern hard past week. Call of Duty developers were among the galore Microsoft-owned studios to endure occupation cuts, though Microsoft has so-far failed to item precisely however galore employees were affected. Black Ops 7 is owed retired aboriginal this year.

Last month, Activision pulled arguable adverts placed wrong Black Ops 6 and Warzone loadouts, insisting they were a “feature test” published “in error.”

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