{"id":69050,"date":"2026-07-16T05:14:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69050"},"modified":"2026-07-16T05:14:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:14:44","slug":"activision-investigating-major-exploits-in-new-call-of-duty-black-ops-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69050","title":{"rendered":"Activision Investigating Major Exploits in New Call of Duty: Black Ops Port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Activision is investigating issues revolving around mods and hackers in Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS4 and PS5.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Last week, Activision dropped ports of Black Ops 1 and 2 on PS4 and PS5. Although they don&#8217;t feature any significant improvements or upgrades, fans were extremely happy to see these games accessible on PlayStation. However, the fun was spoiled pretty quickly. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Earlier this week, modders and exploiters began compromising lobbies in the Black Ops 1 port, leading to some players calling the game &#8220;unplayable.&#8221; These lobbies allow you to rank up rapidly and basically make the entire progression system irrelevant. Activision took action pretty quickly and removed certain playlists to address the matter; however, concerns remain.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-slideshow\"><button type=\"button\" style=\"display:none\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"\/><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Best Call of Duty Campaigns<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img alt=\"Following its debut in 2003, Call of Duty quickly ascended to become the best-selling first-person shooter series ever, a title it continues to hold to this day. That\u2019s almost entirely down to its ever-popular multiplayer, which keeps fans playing day in, day out. But there are, of course, two sides to Call of Duty. Standing side-by-side the PvP are the single-player campaigns, which, for those of us a little unwilling to huck ourselves into the online hellhole and compete in the Call of Duty combat cauldron, tell cinematic stories straight from the front line. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;But which Call of Duty games have the greatest campaigns? IGN\u2019s keenest and most experienced Call of Duty fans have combined to carve out a list of our favourite single-player stories, plucked from all throughout the series\u2019 two-decade-and-change history. We\u2019re looking for campaigns that champion Call of Duty\u2019s greatest strengths: those with great mission variety, ambitious set-pieces, and novel mechanics, as well as the more traditional \u201cgreat FPS\u201d staples like strong level design and memorable storytelling. Only the campaigns that have it all can truly rise to the top of this list, which means this year\u2019s somewhat muddled Black Ops 7 didn\u2019t quite make the cut. But which ones did?  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&#10;Here are our top 10 Call of Duty campaigns.&#10;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RightChevron.272be43c.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">YouTuber Tdawgsmitty interviewed one of the game&#8217;s modders to try and figure out what&#8217;s happening. As it turns out, the issue is partially rooted in the fact that the game has exploits left over from the PS3 version.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;Essentially, what you&#8217;re doing is that it&#8217;s like PS3 where you copy [a save file] to your USB, and there&#8217;s a website that lets you unencrypt it,&#8221; said the modder. &#8220;The site lets you use a jailbroken PS4\/PS5, and it will decrypt it for you. The save data is the exact same as PS3. What sucks about this port is that Iron Galaxy and Activision didn&#8217;t bother changing the encryption on the files, which is the whole reason why this is available right now. That&#8217;s the only reason why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The modder went on to note that there are people selling services that allow others to have their stats and game modded. Thankfully, there are no aimbots right now that allow people to easily kill other players with minimal effort. Things could definitely be worse, but it&#8217;s unfortunate that the game is so easily manipulated. <\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I highly recommend watching the whole video to learn more about the situation. Activision confirmed to Tdawgsmitty that it is actively investigating these issues and looking to resolve things. Only time will tell how long that takes, but at least Activision isn&#8217;t abandoning these ports after bringing in a boatload of cash.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Cade Onder is a freelancer for IGN&#8217;s news team. He covers all things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/call-of-duty-black-ops-modder-highlights-major-exploits-with-new-port-activision-is-investigating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activision is investigating issues revolving around mods and hackers in Call of Duty: Black Ops on PS4 and PS5. 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