Fortnite Security Flaw Exposes Millions
Return To ArticleA security vulnerability in Fortnite, the online game with more than 200 million users, exposed players to being hacked and even secretly recorded during play, a security research firm said.
The firm Check Point revealed Wednesday that it found flaws in the game over the past few weeks. According to the report, hackers took advantage of an unsecured webpage from 2004 created by Fortnite’s developer, Epic Games. They used the old webpage to send phishing links to Fortnite users that appeared to be coming from Epic. If users clicked the link, hackers could gain full access to their accounts even without login information.
This vulnerability allowed cyber criminals to take over Fortnite accounts, make purchases with the game’s virtual currency and also eavesdrop on and record chatter among players.
