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Latest PS3 firmware update bans Black Ops multiplayer cheaters

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Thanks to the latest firmware update for PS3, some Call of Duty: Black Ops players have been banned for cheating.

According to several posts on the Black Ops forums, and reported by RipTen, those who download firmware update 3.56 which added a security patch have been permanently banned from the game's multiplayer servers for either hacking or cheating.

Microsoft released a an Xbox Live update recently as well which stopped Black Ops hackers and cheaters as well.

As usual, there are quite a few who have been banned that claim they didn't cheat.

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