Hacking isn't something new to the gaming industry, and it is certainly nothing new to our beloved battle royale - Call of Duty: Warzone. Warzone has suffered at the hands of hackers ever since its inception in 2020, but it seemed to have risen to such a level that the game has become unplayable in recent months.
Combine the hackers with the out-of-the-map exploits and other bugs, and you have a perfect infrastructure for disaster.
It was not until recently that the game's devs announced a brand new anti-cheat called Ricochet, which runs on a kernel level.
Understanding kernel-level properly is too technical, so in simple words, it allows the anti-cheat to have a lot more control of your system. The application's increased access to your computer raised some alarm among the skeptics who worry about their privacy. However, in recent years the same approach has been implemented in well-known and reputable titles such as Apex Legends and Vaolorant that use a kernel-level anti-cheat called Easy Anti-Cheat.