'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' Beta Dominated by Cheaters Despite Protections by Activision

"Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" has recently launched its beta early access, but it already has a problem. This is because players who were able to join the beta are now reporting a severe case of cheaters dominating the matches that recently went live.

Activision has faced cheating problems in different "Call of Duty" games in the past, and for "Black Ops 7," the company has required players to adopt advanced protections to counteract bad actors.

However, despite the requirements and measures by Activision, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7" is now plagued with these problems that are leaving honest players dismayed.

'Call of Duty: Black Ops 7' Beta Is Dominated by Cheaters

ComicBook Gaming shared a new report about the influx of online posts highlighting how cheaters are now dominating the game.

Videos from certain creators are now detailing how various cheaters are able to enter the game and use their different tools to dominate, throwing shade against the developers. Some of the unfair advantages showcased by video screen recordings show how cheaters can aim and shoot through walls, flicking the aim amongst multiple enemies, being alerted when they are being scoped, and more.

Some users report that cheaters can still bypass the game's security and anti-cheating protections.

The reports of cheating from users appear around the early hours of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's" beta early access release, calling the game "cooked" despite it not yet releasing publicly.

Activision's Advanced Protections Aren't Cutting It

In one post from earlier this month, Activision's Call of Duty Updates support account on X has detailed the new requirements they have for PC players to play "Black Ops 7's" beta and official release versions.

According to the company, Team RICOCHET, its anti-cheating moderators, are now requiring Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 to be turned on to access the game on PC. The video also details the ways to enable it directly on their Windows BIOS and TPM, as well as on specific CPUs and motherboards.

That being said, the @CODUpdates account has responded to the uploaded screen recordings of cheaters in the game, claiming that they have banned certain accounts and are also detecting cheaters in the early access.