Activision sues Ohio cheat maker
Activision tracked a Call of Duty cheat maker to an Ohio residence and personally delivered a cease-and-desist notice on August 22, 2025.
Activision has taken its anti-cheat efforts offline, tracking a Call of Duty cheat maker to an Ohio residence. On August 22, 2025, a company representative personally delivered a cease-and-desist notice to the seller's front door, an action the publisher calls a real-life RICOCHET takedown.
The official Call of Duty account posted footage of the visit on X on August 28. The video, timestamped at 9:50 AM, shows the representative driving to the home and approaching the door. A man with a blurred face answers. "It's a cease-and-desist order for you," the representative says, explaining the documents are from "attorneys for Activision." He instructs the recipient to contact the listed attorney's office.
"RICOCHET Anti-Cheat doesn't end when your match does," Activision wrote in the post. "Cheat makers operate around the world. So do we." The publisher stated the visit occurred during a recent Call of Duty closed beta and targeted the Elocarry cheat service. Activision warned this was "not an isolated case."
Elocarry's advertised cheats
Before the takedown, Elocarry advertised a package for Black Ops 7 and Warzone. The service claimed its software was "RICOCHET-safe," streamproof, and used "kernel-grade evasion." Subscriptions cost as much as £79.99 for three months.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Games Targeted | Black Ops 7, Warzone |
| Cheat Functions | Aimbot, ESP, Triggerbot, Controller Support |
| Claimed Protection | RICOCHET-safe, Streamproof, Kernel-grade Evasion |
| Subscription Cost | Up to £79.99 for 3 months |
Ongoing anti-cheat campaign
This physical delivery is part of a broader shift. While RICOCHET Anti-Cheat typically uses account bans and software detections, Activision has increasingly pursued the developers and sellers creating the cheats. In March 2025, Team RICOCHET claimed its efforts had put over 20 cheat makers and dozens of resellers out of business since the launch of Black Ops 6.
Activision has a history of legal action against cheat providers. In 2024, a court ordered the EngineOwning service to pay the publisher more than $14 million. That lawsuit began two years earlier.
The Elocarry website remains online. It continues selling cheats for nine other games, including Rust, Apex Legends, Battlefield 6, and Marvel Rivals. Call of Duty and Warzone are no longer listed among its live game offerings.
