Call of Duty cheaters are outsmarting Activision even after ban: Is Ricochet working?

Call of Duty's anti-cheat software, Ricochet, was recently bypassed as cheaters managed to outsmart it. Even after being detected, they quickly optimized their cheats within 24 hours, releasing an improved version capable of bypassing the system again.

In this article, we will examine how cheaters are outsmarting Call of Duty's Ricochet and discuss steps the developers are planning to take to address the issue as the launch of Black Ops 7 approaches.

Cheaters are outsmarting Call of Duty’s Ricochet

In recent times, several cheat providers have been discovered and shut down by Call of Duty. Similarly, on August 29, 2025, a cheat provider known as Fecurity was detected. Players using its cheats began experiencing new trolling and detection measures from Call of Duty, such as being forced into free fall without a parachute, resulting in instant death, seeing invisible weapons, or encountering duplicated player models in front of them.

However, after being detected, Fecurity quickly optimized its software and announced a new version within a day. This updated cheat not only bypassed Ricochet’s anti-cheat screening but also introduced enhanced features, allowing players to continue hacking in matches easily.

This highlights Ricochet’s inability to keep hackers at bay, as cheat providers can improve and bypass the system within just a single day.

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What changes are coming to Ricochet to fight cheaters

In the past few months, Ricochet has seen significant improvements, managing to keep hackers somewhat suppressed, though not entirely eliminated. With Black Ops 7 set to launch on November 14, 2025, Call of Duty has been testing new methods to combat cheating and announced two PC-based security features, TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.

Currently, these features have already been added and implemented, but are not mandatory. However, once Black Ops 7 releases, they will become mandatory and are expected to serve as a foundation for reducing cheating in the game.

TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) is a hardware-based security feature that prevents tampering, while Secure Boot ensures that no untrusted software is loaded when Windows starts.

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Animesh has been a Call of Duty writer at Sportskeeda for close to two years. A fervent enthusiast of the iconic Mario Bros. franchise and several first-person shooter games, his love for gaming pushed him to merge his passion and profession, and eventually land a writing job in the genre. When creating content, he prioritizes quality and accuracy over speed, verifying multiple official sources. This has helped his meticulous first-person shooter guides garner over two million reads.

Although Animesh holds a Master’s degree in Commerce, he would willingly go back to school; just as long as the school is Hogwarts, so he can jump into the world of spell-casting and fly on broomsticks. He admires gamers Shroud and Beaulo, and would recommend story-driven games like Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim, and Far Cry 3 for their captivating narratives and deep player engagement.

Animesh also enjoys multiplayer games such as Valorant, Apex Legends, and Warzone. When he keeps his controller aside, he plays football and badminton, reads books, and cooks.

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Edited by Animesh Talukdar