Call of Duty: Warzone hackers run out of cracked accounts they can sell

August 18, 2021

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Stolen accounts with rare cosmetics were selling for as high as $2000 per pop.

Call of Duty: Warzone account sellers are reportedly running out of stock thanks to new account security protections, Motherboard reports.

There is an underground market for reselling and buying Warzone accounts, just like many other online games. Accounts with highly sought-after cosmetics can sell for as high as $300. Motherboard suggests that accounts with Damascus weapon skins could go for as much at $2,000.

However, it seems that tighter account security restrictions have made it more difficult to steal and resell accounts. This includes a captcha system, which slows down automated account theft using hacked usernames, and better tracking systems, to track down account farms.

Motherboard discovered that hackers have begun to shift towards unlocking tools for existing accounts, rather than selling stolen ones.

We’ll be offering several unlock services, as accounts are becoming scarce due to security changes. One reseller claimed that they can unlock almost anything in [Modern Warfare/Cold War],” Discord reported.

Older accounts containing cosmetics that are no longer available (such as one controversial Roze outfit) were particularly sought-after. One seller replied that these “aged accounts” would be returning in the future, but he didn’t know when. While unlocking your personal account with every cosmetic might sound better than opening a new account, it comes with the additional risk that Activision will detect the activity and ban you permanently.

Call of Duty: Warzone has been plagued by a cheating epidemic since months. This includes “silent” aimbots and forcibly crashing streamers’ games. The selling of accounts hasn’t stopped. Hackers should find it a lot more difficult to steal your Warzone account and resell it.