Overview
- Activision released backend server updates on August 2 to improve match security and to review accounts that show incorrect or impossible Prestige levels.
- Players may briefly see an account ban notice when removed from a match as systems apply updated account data, and Activision says reconnecting means the account was processed while failure to reconnect indicates enforcement.
- Multiple players reported that hackers in lobbies altered or maxed Prestige levels, sometimes causing crashes or bricked accounts and triggering unfair suspensions for victims.
- A modder has suggested the attacks exploit a 15-year-old PS3-era vulnerability that may have persisted in the new PlayStation ports, and Activision is investigating leftover legacy code.
- The update does not guarantee automatic restoration of lost progress and players report mixed results so further backend fixes and account reviews will determine whether affected users regain their stats and trust.