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Posted by Ricky-RB- on Jan 4, 2013 6:11 PM
i got this from support regarding my question regarding people that rank hacked:

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Hello Ricky, Thanks for contacting Activision on this matter. We are trying to get the word out, accounts that use hacks will be banned. These bans are not like boosting bans, where the player is reset and allowed back in a few days later. Any ban imposed fro hacking or modding the console, account, or the player stats will result in that console being black-listed from the server, and any accounts used in the exploit being reset and banned.

We take this very seriously. While I am not at liberty to discuss the exact number of bans, I can say there have already been a lot, and there are many more coming. The trouble is, players believe they are getting away with it. They never hear from banned players again in-game. They simply disappear, so there is no one saying "yeah they will catch you". This has lead to many people assuming it's ok to do. Of course we can see all accounts that are 11 and 12 prestige. Since there is no way to achieve those levels without cheating, those players are already all (100% of them) known and are slated to be removed from the game.

Actions are being taken to address the underlying exploit as well. However, since all updates must be approved by the console manufacturers, and some exploits make use of security holes outside of the game entirely, addressing these issues can take some time. The best method for resolving this is simply to remove the cheaters.

As this regards security issues in the game, I am limited in what I can tell you. However, I can say this: There will be a large "clean-up" of leaderboards and cheater accounts very soon. There are updates and server-end hotfixes to address these issues that are now simply awaiting a deployment date through the respective game networks. Finally there are some other changes, the details of which are undisclosed even to me, which are designed to make detection of cheaters and verification of reports much more efficient. Those changes are rolling out to the moderators very soon, and are intended to double the number of reports they can process in a day.

Cheating is a top priority issue. Thanks for the report, and please let us know if you encounter any other players cheating. The in-game reporting, while a bit slower some times, does provide the guys at Treyach a more accurate picture of what is happening. It appends the game footage to the report automatically making it easier to verify, and allows them to statistically track the types of cheats people are using more accurately. For the causal report, please use that, as it helps us determine the focus of upcoming patches, rules, etc. But if you have any questions or concerns on this issue, you are of course welcome to contact us through Support. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

In the meantime, please avoid any contact with the players you reported.

Thanks for your patience with this, and for the report.

Yeah, but they didn't stated to ban/reset the 8th's - 9th's :nerd: lol