Hackers compromised the accounts of two players during the final of the game Apex Legends. The pirates simply wanted to ruin the game.
Everything happened live. Hackers ruined the North American final ofApex Legends, an online shooting game, by hacking into competitors’ accounts. The criminals did not shut down the accounts, they preferred to openly add cheat modules such as the ability to see through walls or automatically aim at opponents.
As the final was broadcast live, all spectators were able to see the appearance of new features on the screen of “Genburten”, the player concerned. The latter even dropped the keyboard and mouse, showing that he no longer had control of the game. At the same time, Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen, another competitor, suffered the same fate.
The hackers insolently claimed responsibility for the attack immediately, sending a message through Genburten’s account: “ Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 & R4ndom “.
In the cheat commands implemented by hackers, we can also notice an option, “ vote Putin “.
Competition organizers Apex Legends ended the final, declaring March 18 on (ex-Twitter) that it will be postponed.
Esports players urged to change their password
The details of the account compromise are not yet clear. “The Anti-Cheat Police”, a voluntary organization to detect cheating in video games, said on that a vulnerability would allow code to be executed remotely on players’ accounts. The flaw would be in the online platform of EA games, the developer of the game Apex Legends.
The account recommends that competitors “ change Discord passwords and make sure your emails are secure. Also enable multi-factor authentication for all your accounts if you haven’t already. Perform a clean reinstallation of your operating system as soon as possible. Don’t take any risks with your personal information, your PC may have been exposed to malware that could cause further damage. »
Genburten posted some angry messages on X, demanding that Electronic Arts take care of security issues.
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