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Activision is suing the people behind a well-known Call of Duty hack it alleged is so “toxic” it’s causing fans to stop playing the PC version of Black Ops 6 altogether.
The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California and viewed by IGN, takes action against Lergware and GameHook, two Call of Duty hacks that Activision has been trying to shut down for some time.
Both hacks include a set of selftitled “toxic” functions, including features that let users “kick” other players from Activision’s multiplayer servers (sometimes referred to as a “rage” cheat), or even crash multiplayer servers entirely.
GameHook also lets players cheat by using “aimbots,” which cause weapons to automatically hit opponents, and “ESP Bots,” which identify opponent positions and allow players to see through walls or other obstacles.
Activision named Ryan Rothholz, known online as Lerggy, as the original creator of Lergware in its lawsuit. Activision alleged that Rothholz, of Antioch, Tennessee, developed and released Lergware in 2021 or 2022 and sold it for $25 via his website. Then, in 2023, Rothholz allegedly updated Lergware to work with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. “The update resulted in online player ‘attacks’ becoming increasingly frequent, causing some users
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