Gamers hacked playing Call of Duty: WWII—PC version temporarily taken offline

The Call of Duty: WWII PC build was taken offline after reports of an in-the-wild RCE exploit that leverages the game's peer-to-peer multiplayer architecture to let attackers execute commands on victims’ Windows PCs during matches (reported impacts include command prompt access, Notepad messages, forced shutdowns, and wallpaper changes); Activision/Call of Duty is investigating and may update anti-cheat defenses.