Thread: Hackers banning innocent BF3 Players - Fix on the way

Hackers have been exploiting the punk-buster anti-cheating tool and banning innocent users. EA says that a "permanent solution" is on the way, and for those unjustly banned to just go play on servers without punk-buster for now.

Hackers Brag That They're Banning Innocent Battlefield 3 Users [UPDATE 3]

Looks like this was finally resolved

The Battlelog forums have a follow-up on recent indications that Battlefield 3 players were being unfairly banned from playing by PunkBuster. Word is: "Together with the 3rd party service providers we have taken steps to remove the faulty bans, and improve the protection against future fake bans. We have determined that the root cause resulting in the server bans is not directly related to Battlefield 3, but rather related to select 3rd party services which server owners can use in conjunction with PunkBuster to protect their servers" (thanks BF3 Blog). Further, Eurogamer notes that DICE is now looking to hire an "Anti-Cheat Administrator" to further their efforts at maintaining a fair playing field.