PUBG ban lists hammer permanently banned accounts for aimbots and wallhacks, so use Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator and report cheaters to stay safe.

I'm just an ordinary player, but I have a guilty pleasure: reading PUBG ban lists like they're spicy gossip columns. In 2026, I found myself scrolling through old anti-cheat announcements and landed on one covering the investigation period from July 28 to August 3, 2025. Yes, it's an old wave, but the message still applies to every season since. Cheaters keep trying, and the ban hammer keeps swinging.

The report shared the permanently banned accounts, and the list is massive enough to warm any loot-goblin heart. These were not gentle timeouts. These were full account shutdowns for violating the rules of conduct. Permanent means permanent, which is exactly what a rage-hacker deserves.

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What cracks me up is the nickname formatting. The first three letters of each nickname get replaced with "", so the list reads like a heavily redacted celebrity divorce filing. You can almost hear the banned players whispering, "Bro, that could be anyone called **xX_SniperGod_Xx." Spoiler: it was you, buddy.

As an ordinary player, I love this energy. Nothing feels better than knowing the person who locked onto my helmet through a tree last Tuesday might now be staring at a permanent ban notice. It's the kind of justice that makes me boot up the game with a smile.

Of course, the anti-cheat team is not just posting names for drama. They want players to report illegal software and misconduct through in-game reports first. If that is not enough, you can contact PUBG Support for extra help. So if you see a squad mate pre-firing enemies through smoke from 400 meters away, do not just rage-quit. Clip it, report it, and let the ban hammer do its thing.

Let's be honest about what usually lands people on these lists:

  • 🎯 Aimbots and ESP/wallhacks

  • 🖱️ Recoil macros and no-spread scripts

  • 🤝 Teaming or rank manipulation with cheaters

  • 🚫 Repeated teamkilling and griefing

  • 🕳️ Exploiting map glitches or clipping inside terrain

The article also reminded players to protect their valuable accounts with Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator. I cannot stress this enough: if your account gets stolen and used for cheating, you might end up on a future list while the thief is already playing on a new account. Setting it up is easy. On your Steam mobile app, open the menu, select Steam Guard, then follow the prompts to add a phone number and enable the authenticator. Once it's active, every new login or trade gets a confirmation request. It's like a bouncer for your gaming identity.

You might think, "It is 2026, surely the cheat makers have calmed down?" Ha! Anti-cheat is a never-ending arms race. PUBG's anti-cheat team says they highly value player interest and opinions, and after reading these reports for years, I believe them. They want a fair gaming environment as much as we do, because every banned cheater is one less person ruining chicken dinners.

I've also noticed a pattern in these reports. A ban wave rarely ends with one player. Cheaters often queue together, so when the list drops, you can sometimes spot whole squads vanishing from the ranked leaderboards. The first three-letter censorship actually makes that funnier, because suddenly a bunch of near-identical names appear like a broken clone machine.

So here is my advice from one ordinary player to another: play clean, guard your account, report suspicious nonsense, and enjoy the weekly ban lists like the beautiful public shaming they are. And if your old nickname starts showing up with three little stars in front of it, maybe it is time to rethink your life choices.

Thank you, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Anti-Cheat Team, for the free entertainment and the safer lobbies.