According to VCG, the kernel-level driver for Call of Duty’s new Ricochet anti-cheat system was leaked just days after it was announced. Modern Warzone claims to have verified that these system files leaked and are now being spread around the net are real.
According to the images that are believed to be leaked files, they appear to have only been around for a few weeks. In theory, this could give hacking programmers time to start trying to break the anti-cheat technology before it’s released next month. However, the source of the leak is unknown, some speculate that publisher Activision intentionally released a file as bait for fraudsters, although there is no evidence to confirm this. .
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Ricochet system driver leak |
The plans for a new anti-cheat system were confirmed in August as part of Call of Duty: Vanguard’s announcement. Ricochet will launch alongside Vanguard on November 5th and shortly thereafter for the Warzone version as part of the game’s Pacific map update.
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“The Ricochet Anti-Cheat initiative is a multi-faceted approach to combating in-game fraud that will feature new server-side tools that monitor analytics to identify cheating, provide rules enhanced investigation to eliminate fraudsters, updates to enhance account security, and more,” said Activision.
The company said that in addition to the anti-cheat system launch, there is also coming the launch of a new kernel-level driver for PC, developed in-house for Call of Duty and debuting with Call of Duty. : Warzone.
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