Epic Games who developed Fortnite has been sued for not protecting Fortnite accounts from hackers.
There are currently more than 250 million registered Fortnite accounts which is a big thing for Epic Games, who developed the game. At the same time, it is a lucrative target for hackers and that’s the reason when Fortnite is in the news it gets a great deal of attention.
This time, however, Fortnite has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Reportedly, Epic Games has been sued for not protecting the personal information of registered users after it suffered a data breach allowing hackers to access their private and banking information to carry out purchases.
The class-action lawsuit was filed in US District Court in North Carolina by Franklin D. Azar & Associates highlighting Epic Games’ “failure to maintain adequate security measures and notify users of the security breach in a timely manner.”
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It is worth noting that the data breach was originally discovered in November 2018 by Check Point, an Israeli cybersecurity giant. The breach took place after hackers exploited a vulnerability in Fortnite’s login system. However, Epic Games only acknowledged the breach in January this year.
Check Point’s diagram on attacks against Epic Games and Fortnite account.
“We were made aware of the vulnerabilities and they were soon addressed. We thank Check Point for bringing this to our attention. As always, we encourage players to protect their accounts by not reusing pass ..
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