Just days after its Game Pass release, Activision has taken the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII offline. The publisher didn’t provide specific details on the issue, but the game’s removal comes shortly after severe hacking claims.
Call of Duty players are pretty familiar with hacking situations in multiplayer and Warzone, but the ones seemingly plaguing the 2017 World War II shooter weren’t the average variety of aimbots or wall hackers. The hacks reportedly being used in Call of Duty: WWII were RCE (Remote Code Execution) attacks, meaning players were losing control of their PCs through a security exploit. A similar attack happened to Dark Souls 3 back in 2022, which led to the entire trilogy being taken offline while the security issue was addressed.
Some Call of Duty players posted clips on social media to spread awareness on the hacking issue before the game was pulled, showing their PCs being hacked while playing WWII. One of the viral clips from the weekend comes from “Wrioh,” who shows an apparent RCE attack during a multiplayer match.
