Forbes

Massive ‘Apex Legends’ Hack Disrupts NA Finals, Raises Serious Security Concerns

Something rather terrifying has disrupted the North American Finals of Apex Legends, and players are now starting to potentially worry about their own accounts and the overall safety of the game.
Forbes

Respawn Gives First ‘Apex Legends’ Security Update Since Major Hack

Respawn briefly went dark in the wake of a shocking hack that gave Apex Legends pro players cheats during the NA Finals, causing the entire event to be postponed until the security issue could be ...
Play Station Universe

Apex Legends ALGS Hacker Says They Did It “Just For Fun” And To Force Respawn To Fix The Vulnerability They Exploited

Over the weekend, Apex Legends and Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) fans were looking forward to what they thought would be an exciting tournament with the ALGS North American finals. It was exciting ...
PC Gamer

Easy Anti-Cheat washes its hands of the Apex Legends hacking disaster that saw streamer accounts hijacked live: 'There is no RCE vulnerability within EAC'

The day after the North American finals of the Apex Legends Global Series was postponed because of a mid-match hack against two players, Easy Anti-Cheat has issued a statement saying "there is no RCE ...
TechCrunch

Apex Legends hacker says game developers patched exploit used on streamers

Last month, a hacker wreaked havoc during an esports tournament of the popular shooter game Apex Legends, hacking two well-known streamers mid-game to make it look like they were using cheats. A month ...
TechCrunch

Apex Legends hacker said he hacked tournament games ‘for fun’

On Sunday, the world of video games was shaken by a hacking and cheating scandal. During a competitive esports tournament of Apex Legends, a free-to-play shooter video game played by hundreds of ...