Hackers Infect 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II' Players With Self-Spreading Malware, Activision Takes Game Offline For Investigation
1 year, 7 months ago

Hackers Infect 'Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II' Players With Self-Spreading Malware, Activision Takes Game Offline For Investigation

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Hackers have been targeting 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II players with self-spreading malware for approximately a month, exploiting a bug that was reported to the game's publisher, Activision, five years ago. Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg Coming To Call Of Duty As Season 5 Celebrates 50 Years Of Hip Hop Confirmation Of Malware And Identification As "CoDworm" A security researcher verified the presence of the code shown in the screenshot within the malware sample. Game Taken Offline For Investigation In response to the reported issue, Activision announced that it has taken Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 offline on the Steam gaming platform while investigating the matter. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, a popular game in the Call of Duty series, was released by Activision in 2009.

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