Activision Films Cheat Maker Being Served Cease and Desist Order

Activision has released body cam footage showing a process server delivering a cease and desist order to a Call of Duty cheat maker at their home, marking a sharp escalation in the publisher’s long-running fight against the cheat industry. The clip, shared on the official Call of Duty social media account, puts a real-world face on what has largely been a behind-the-scenes legal effort.

What the Footage Shows

According to GamesRadar, the video depicts what appears to be an attorney or process server pulling up to a residential address, ringing the doorbell, and handing over a legal notice. When the recipient asks what is going on, the server responds: “Attorneys for Activision and, uh, it’s a cease and desist order for you.” The exchange ends after the server directs the person to contact the attorney involved. The recipient’s face is blurred and their name is redacted, though Activision confirmed the clip is “an excerpt from a real recording.” The specific target in the footage was identified as a cheat operation called Elocarry, based in Ohio, which was approached during a Closed Beta weekend.

A Broader Legal Campaign

Activision made clear this is not a one-off stunt. Alongside the footage, the publisher shared additional images of other alleged cheat makers being served legal notices. In a statement accompanying the post, Activision laid out the scale of its enforcement actions to date, noting it has disrupted more than 375 cheat reseller operations, issued more than 80 cease and desist demands, and shut down more than 30 vendors. The company also warned that litigation is on the table when legal notices are not enough, stating it is “prepared to take cheat developers and sellers to court to protect fair play.”

How This Fits Into Ricochet Anti-Cheat

Activision’s kernel-level Ricochet anti-cheat system, introduced in 2021, operates by loading alongside Call of Duty at a deep level of the operating system to detect cheat software. As GamesRadar notes, Ricochet drew controversy at launch due to its privileged access to user hardware, but it has since helped the company ban hundreds of thousands of cheaters across Call of Duty and Warzone. Going after the developers and sellers of cheat software represents a shift in strategy, targeting the supply chain rather than individual players after the fact. “RICOCHET Anti-Cheat doesn’t end when your match does,” Activision wrote in its post. “Cheat makers operate around the world. So do we.”

What Comes Next

Activision has signaled the Ohio visit is just one example from an ongoing and expanding operation. The publisher confirmed more actions are coming and did not rule out full litigation against cheat developers and sellers who do not comply. For players frustrated by persistent cheating in competitive lobbies, the footage at least confirms the company is moving beyond automated bans and putting legal resources directly on the ground.

Sources: GamesRadar