During the North American finals of the Apex Legends Global Series, multiple professional players experienced account hacks mid-match, leading to the appearance of cheats, including aimbots, on their accounts. This incident occurred during a $5 million esports league, prompting widespread concern. Respawn and EA, the game's developers, decided to postpone the tournament in response to the security breach. The hacking incident has raised concerns over the safety of the Easy Anti-Cheat system, although there's speculation that the exploit might be related to the Source engine rather than the anti-cheat software itself. Amid these events, streamers and players have been advised to perform a clean OS reinstall as a precautionary measure until further notice. During the hacks, players were heard exclaiming, 'I'm getting hacked, I'm getting hacked,' highlighting the severity of the situation.