Activision Targets Multi-Billion Dollar Gray Market as Cheat Developers Outpace Security

By Sophie McEvoy · GamesIndustry.biz · 2026-09-21

According to GamesIndustry.biz, new research suggests that the ecosystem for game exploits has ballooned into an $8.5 billion business. Activision's Team Ricochet recently acted against hundreds of resellers and dozens of primary vendors to protect the Call of Duty franchise from

According to GamesIndustry.biz, new research suggests that the ecosystem for game exploits has ballooned into an $8.5 billion business. Activision's Team Ricochet recently acted against hundreds of resellers and dozens of primary vendors to protect the Call of Duty franchise from