Major data breach! Over 5 lakh CoD Mobile accounts hacked? Activision denies compromise

A major data breach at Activision has allowed hackers to acquire the usernames and passwords of hundreds of thousands of its customers' accounts, several creators have claimed. The data breach was reported by a user who goes by the name 'oRemyy', claiming that there was a data breach and urged the Call of Duty: Mobile users to change the passwords to their Activision accounts. 

“Yeah, it's legit guys. Change your Activision account passwords and add 2FA immediately. Apparently over 500k accounts have been breached already and it's still ongoing,” he tweeted. 

The breach was later confirmed by multiple content creators including TheGamingRevolution, Prototype Warehouse and Okami. 

However, Activision has denied these claims saying that no accounts have been compromised. It urged users to take precautionary measures, wherever possible. 

"Activision Call of Duty accounts have not been compromised. Reports suggesting otherwise are not accurate. We investigate all privacy concerns. As always we recommend that players take precautions to protect their accounts at all times. Please visit our player support page for further information, including a helpful set of tips and step-by-step instructions,” the company said in a statement.  

Activision accounts are used by gamers to log into the company's various Call of Duty titles including Warzone, Modern Warfare and Call of Duty Mobile. 

Unfortunately, the company does not offer two-factor authentication, leaving users with no other choice but to change their passwords to keep the account secure. In addition to that, COD players should also unlink their Battlenet, PSN, Xbox Live and any other accounts associated with their Activision account as well as remove any payment details saved to it.