CoD cheat makers targeted by hackers trying to steal player passwords

Call of Duty cheat makers have been the target of a malware campaign with hackers stealing player passwords.

On March 27, an X account called vx-underground detailed how a malware campaign is currently being executed. It claimed a CoD cheat provider, PhantomOverlay, was alerted of “fraudulent activity” on its user’s accounts and further claimed there are thousands of victims.

Activision soon released a statement about the campaign, saying its servers are “secure and uncompromised.”

The hackers’ goal for this campaign has not been revealed and no one has claimed the hack on social media at the time of writing. So far, many of the users impacted were using cheats.

This incident comes on the heels of a massive hack targeting professional Apex Legends players during a match. That hack was quickly claimed by the perpetrator, and Apex developer Respawn has since put out a statement about the incident.

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