Activision has pulled Call of Duty: WWII on Xbox PC offline simply days after it was added to Game Pass, amid studies of hacking through Remote Code Execution (RCE).
This isn't about PC gamers dishonest in-game through wall hacks and intention bots. Rather that is about unsuspecting Game Pass gamers dropping control of their PCs by means of a safety exploit.
According to Cloudflare, a distant code execution (RCE) assault is the place an attacker runs malicious code on an group’s computer systems or community: "The ability to execute attacker-controlled code can be used for various purposes, including deploying additional malware or stealing sensitive data."
Activision failed to supply any additional particulars in its transient assertion, beneath, as an alternative merely confirming Sledgehammer's 2017 shooter was "brought offline" on PC whereas it investigates studies of "an issue." However, gamers within the feedback of the message, revealed on July 5, are reporting that their computer systems had been accessed as a result of a safety vulnerability that lets hackers take control of distant PCs, suggesting these studies and Activision's action are linked.
📢 Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII on PC Microsoft Store was introduced offline whereas we examine studies of an difficulty
— Call of Duty Updates (@CODUpdates) July 5, 2025
That was two days in the past now, and there's been no replace since. IGN has requested Activision for remark.
The difficulty hit the headlines after X / Twitter person @wrioh75753 revealed a viral clip, beneath, showing to show their game of Call of Duty: WWII affected by a hack during a livestream. The submit has so-far been considered 2.3 million occasions.
I JUST GOT HACKED PLAYING WW2! EVERYONE DO NOT PLAY WW2 ON GAMEPASS! @Xbox @XboxSupport @Activision @charlieINTEL @CODUpdates @FaZeScope @Mobbing pic.twitter.com/I5pehK1kHK
— Wrioh (@wrioh75753) July 3, 2025
The studies emerged within the wake of Microsoft's sweeping layoffs, which hit its gaming business arduous final week. Call of Duty builders had been among the many many Microsoft-owned studios to undergo job cuts, though Microsoft has so-far didn’t element precisely how many staff had been affected. Black Ops 7 is due out later this 12 months.
Last month, Activision pulled controversial adverts placed inside Black Ops 6 and Warzone loadouts, insisting they had been a “feature test” revealed “in error.”
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