Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone have finally been added to Xbox Game Pass with the recent Season 5 update. Players have long been waiting to see Call of Duty games on the subscription model, but this may have resulted in an increase in cheating now that the game is more easily accessible.

The community has reported a huge increase in hacker encounters after the major update. Ricochet (Call of Duty’s anti-cheat system) is still active, but third-party cheat software seems to be able to bypass it easily. Furthermore, we can speculate that cheaters who were previously permanently banned from the game are now using a different client (Xbox App) to log in and play MW3 on their computers.

User CongratsMate responded to the above Reddit post that they've had cheaters in their lobby all night. The hacker had an account level below 50 and seemed incredibly good at the game, which is unlikely for a new player. Cheaters can use wallhacks to spot enemies through objects and enable aimbot which allows them to hit their shots with 100 percent accuracy without having to aim at the target.

You can see a video example of the cheating in action above, from a user who posted a clip of ranked play in Warzone. During his match, a hacker was running loose on Rebirth Island with his Sidewinder Battle Rifle. If you encounter a similar situation, make sure to report the player, as several flags will force anti-cheat to shadowban the hacker and even permanently ban them.