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New York, Oct 3: The highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta, which went live in early access on October 2, has already attracted thousands of players across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. However, the excitement has been marred by reports of cheating, with clips of wall-hacking and aimbotting circulating widely on social media.

Despite Activision’s latest anti-cheat system, Ricochet, cheaters appear to have infiltrated the beta. Several users shared videos on X exposing suspicious gameplay, prompting swift action from the publisher. According to popular COD news portal Charlie Intel, many of the reported accounts have already been banned by Ricochet. The official Call of Duty Updates handle also confirmed bans in response to posts flagging cheaters.

Earlier this week, Activision detailed its “most advanced and robust anti-cheat protections” for Black Ops 7, including stricter PC security requirements. The beta currently mandates TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, similar to Battlefield 6. When the full game launches on November 14, additional safeguards such as Remote Attestation will be introduced to further verify player integrity.

The beta runs in early access until October 5 for pre-order players and will be open to all until October 8. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 officially launches on November 14 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.