Current ban waves by game and anti-cheat system
When a publisher or anti-cheat vendor runs a ban wave, many accounts are hit at once, and some of them by mistake. This page shows what we have published for each game, with a source where we have one.
- League of Legends (LoL) Quiet Riot reported action against boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking under Vanguard Anti-Boost; purchased accounts are banned permanently. The figure covers League of Legends and…
- Valorant (VAL) Quiet Riot reported action against boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking under Vanguard Anti-Boost; purchased accounts are banned permanently. The figure covers Valorant and League of…
Timeline of published ban waves
Waves we have recorded, newest first. Whether a ban is lifted is always the publisher's decision; this is background for preparing your evidence.
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23 October 2026
Call of Duty: Warzone (WZ) Active wave
Activision announced new detections for DMA hardware cheats ahead of DMZ Early Access; hardware bans carry over into the launch of Modern Warfare 4 on 23 October. In its blog of 18 September, Activision reported more than 70,000 new hardware bans for the previous month.
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21 October 2026
PUBG Active wave
The weekly bans notice for 12 to 18 October lists permanent bans for illegal software and misconduct. It names the banned accounts but gives no total.
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20 October 2026
Naraka: Bladepoint (NAR) Active wave
The weekly list for 12 to 18 October covers players banned for cheating.
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20 October 2026
World of Tanks Active wave
Wargaming penalised cheaters and "riggers" on the North American servers. Receiving enemy positions from an accomplice is now a permanent ban on the first offence.
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15 October 2026
Rainbow Six Siege (R6) Active wave
Ubisoft announced a ban wave against account sharers, sellers and ban evaders ahead of the Legend Division playlist in the Operation Split Fire mid-season update.
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14 October 2026
Arena Breakout Active wave
The report for 28 September to 11 October covers bans for cheating, device and IP bans, and penalties for griefing.
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12 October 2026
Delta Force Active wave
The weekly report of the G.T.I. Security team for 5 to 11 October covers PC cheaters; a separate post on the same day deals with real-money trading through queue sniping.
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9 October 2026
Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Elevated activity
Players report a silent VAC Live update and many cancelled Premier matches. Valve has made no statement and published no figures; thus, this is not a confirmed wave.
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8 October 2026
Apex Legends (APEX) Quiet
First weekly report after EA Javelin replaced Easy Anti-Cheat on PC on 29 September, including bans for hardware cheat devices.
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1 October 2026
War Thunder Quiet
The September fair-play report covers bots and cheats, abuse of a bug in the Space Program event and team killing.
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30 September 2026
Arc Raiders Elevated activity
Embark tightened its rules: a permanent ban on the first offence, bans on game copies and linked accounts, and a lower threshold for hardware bans. This is a change of policy, not a counted wave.
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24 September 2026
NBA 2K27 Quiet
2K announced its first wave of permanent bans for cheats and scripts in NBA 2K27, reaching back to Early Access on 26 August; no figure was given.
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17 September 2026
League of Legends (LoL) Quiet
Riot reported action against boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking under Vanguard Anti-Boost; purchased accounts are banned permanently. The figure covers League of Legends and Valorant together since late 2025.
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17 September 2026
Valorant (VAL) Quiet
Riot reported action against boosting, smurfing and hitchhiking under Vanguard Anti-Boost; purchased accounts are banned permanently. The figure covers Valorant and League of Legends together since late 2025.
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7 May 2026
Pokemon Go Quiet
A recent wave, initially thought to be random, is targeting users of the "quick catch" or "fast catch" method, which Niantic appears to be cracking down on.
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6 May 2026
Dead by Daylight (DBD) Quiet
We deployed a ban wave earlier this week against a number of accounts that had obtained content from unauthorized sources. This isn’t permitted under our and first parties EULAs. If your account was affected, please note that as a warning, your permanent ban has been adjusted to be a temporary ban, and will expire on May 12 at 1PM ET. All content unlocked through unauthorized means will be permanently removed from these accounts, and any further purchases from unauthorized sources will result in a permanent ban. You can refer to our website for a list of official resellers on both PC and Console 🔗https://deadbydaylight.com We appreciate your understanding, and we'll see you in The Fog!
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We compare the game, patch window, anti-cheat provider, ban wording, platform replies, and public player reports. That tells us whether your case should lead with a false-positive timeline, account-security explanation, GDPR/DSA request, or a more direct support appeal.
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