Activision Says 97% of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Cheaters Are Banned Within 30 Minutes

Activision has announced that its anti-cheat measures in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 are proving effective, claiming that 97 percent of cheaters in the current open beta are being banned within 30 minutes. The update was shared on the official Call of Duty Updates account on X, marking one of the most assertive public responses from the publisher in its ongoing battle against cheating in online multiplayer.

According to Activision’s statement, fewer than one percent of cheating attempts even make it into a match, and those that do are removed within minutes. The company says that many cheat providers have started labeling their software as “unusable,” following the publisher’s intensified crackdown on such services. Activision also stated that more than 40 cheat developers have been shut down since the launch of Black Ops 6.

The report arrives after early impressions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7’s open beta were mixed due to visible cheating issues. Within hours of the beta launch, clips circulated on social media showing wall hacks and aimbots in use, reigniting concerns about the reliability of Activision’s anti-cheat solution. Treyarch later confirmed that some of these accounts had been banned manually, explaining that the fully updated version of Ricochet anti-cheat had not yet been implemented in the beta.

To play the beta, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 requires both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled on PC, an effort to create a safer multiplayer environment. Treyarch emphasized that these hardware-level requirements help detect more complex cheat programs that operate beneath normal software protections.

The Call of Duty series has long fought against cheating, with Ricochet being the central component of Activision’s ongoing strategy. Introduced in 2021, Ricochet is a kernel-level system that provides deep monitoring of player behavior and software processes. It has received multiple updates across game entries, but cheating software has often adapted, leading to recurring cycles of detection and evasion.

This ongoing struggle isn’t unique to Call of Duty. EA’s Battlefield 6 beta also suffered from cheating problems, despite the publisher banning more than 300,000 accounts during its testing phase. Both games now enforce Secure Boot to limit vulnerabilities and increase detection rates, though some players have criticized the restrictions for creating compatibility issues with certain PC setups.

For Activision, these recent statistics represent a temporary victory. The company’s claim that nearly all Call of Duty cheats are being blocked or removed within minutes suggests Ricochet may currently have the upper hand. Whether these numbers will remain consistent when Black Ops 7 launches on October 25 remains uncertain. The open beta, while widely praised for its core gameplay, continues to draw attention for its security concerns.

The Call of Duty Updates account ended its announcement with a call for players to remain vigilant and report suspected cheaters to help preserve the game’s integrity. As Black Ops 7 approaches release, Activision appears determined to show that cheating will be met with swift consequences.