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Apex Legends devs dole out nearly 6,000 hardware bans in anti-cheat crackdown on "malicious bad actors"
By Ava Thompson-Powell
Added Jul 14, 2026
Apex Legends' anti-cheat team has shared it's given out nearly 6,000 hardware bans since April of this year across PC and console.
This article was curated from external sources. Originally reported by PCGAMESN, summarized by Gamers Unchained. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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