Activision serves cease and desist to Call of Duty cheat maker Elocarry, films the exchange

Activision publicly served a cease-and-desist order to Elocarry, a cheat maker known for exploits across Call of Duty, Rust, and Apex Legends, and posted video of the delivery on the official Call of Duty X account. The footage, dated August 28, 2026, shows a legal representative arriving at Elocarry's home in Ohio during a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 closed beta weekend. The exchange is brief and civil: the representative hands over the papers, explains they are cease-and-desist orders, and, when Elocarry asks "What's that?", suggests he contact the relevant attorney's office.

The public delivery appears designed as a deterrent. In a follow-up post in the same thread, Activision said it has served 80 cease-and-desist letters in its anti-cheat campaign, disrupted 375 reseller operations, and shut down 30 vendors entirely. The company framed the work as ongoing, writing that cheat makers operate worldwide and that it is "taking the fight directly to cheat sellers."

The notice appears to have already affected Elocarry's business. The Call of Duty X account shared a screenshot from Elocarry's Discord stating that he has "temporarily paused sales" of Call of Duty cheats while he "review[s] a matter internally." It is unclear whether the pause will become permanent; the screenshot is the only confirmation provided by Activision.

Activision also used the thread to comment on how its RICOCHET Anti-Cheat program is carrying into Modern Warfare 4. The publisher claimed that during the prior closed beta weekend, "infection rates were lower, hardware bans were harder to evade and our time to action improved," though it did not share specific figures or methodology. Modern Warfare 4's second beta weekend is open to all players and includes multiplayer, a campaign mission, and Warzone battle royale.

The publication of the doorbell footage is the latest in a series of public anti-cheat actions by Activision, which has previously sued cheat makers and invested in technical countermeasures. PC Gamer's Morgan Park reported hands-on impressions of Modern Warfare 4 earlier in the year, praising detail but expressing reservations about map design.