Match Infection Rate Climbed to 4.95% Peak in April
EA's April anticheat report shows the Match Infection Rate climbing to a 4.95% peak on the 19th, up from 2.39% at the start of the month and settling at 4.68%. EA Javelin blocked 168,568 cheat attempts before they could reach live matches, across a stretch the team spent largely on Season 3 detection work.
The update covers the back half of Season 2, when development effort leaned toward Season 3 alongside targeted detections. EA Javelin's tracking shows most active cheats degraded or knocked offline.
Match Infection Rate across April 2026, daily values MIR peak: 4.95% on April 19, up from 2.39% at month start and ending at 4.68%
Cheat attempts blocked: 168,568 by EA Javelin
Active threats tracked: 99 cheat programs, hardware solutions, vendors, and resellers
Detection effectiveness: 91 of those reporting feature failures, downtime, or going fully offline (91%)
Dormant threats: 116 of 226 tracked offline long enough to be counted inactive