Feb 18, 2026
View on Steam↗An Update from the Anti Cheat Team 02/18/2026
3/5 Moderate
Apex Legends deploys a new detection system targeting XIM cheating devices, resulting in over 2,000 permanent account bans.
Key Changes
- 1New detection system for XIM cheating devices enabled
- 2Over 2,000 accounts permanently banned for XIM usage
- 3Confirmed 1,000+ bans for Titan cheat devices since January
- 4Reiteration of zero-tolerance policy for third-party cheating peripherals
All Changes
🛡️Anti-Cheat(4)
- newXIM: New detection system targeting XIM cheating devices has been enabled.
- removeAccounts: Over 2,000 accounts permanently banned for using XIM cheating devices.
- newTitan: Detection system targeting Titan cheat devices enabled (January update).
- removeAccounts: Over 1,000 accounts banned for using Titan cheat devices.
Summary
Anti-Cheat Update
Respawn has intensified its crackdown on third-party hardware cheating. A newly enabled detection system specifically targeting XIM devices has led to the permanent removal of over 2,000 accounts. This update also highlights the success of a previous detection system launched in January, which resulted in 1,000 bans for Titan cheat devices. The developers have reaffirmed that third-party cheating peripherals are strictly prohibited in Apex Legends.