Respawn Rolls Out Security Update in Response to Apex Legends Hack https://t.co/0Dr0Kt4GYy
Apex Legends tournament hacker says he did it "for fun" https://t.co/dlGVzuliJH https://t.co/m6picpm2HW
Apex Legends Tournament Hacker Speaks, Swears It Was ‘A Joke’ https://t.co/oGUG84anHS https://t.co/0WaAALX2sG
Respawn, the developer of Apex Legends, deployed a security update after Pro Accounts were hacked mid-match. A hacker, who did it 'just for fun,' exploited vulnerabilities to force EA/Respawn to patch them. The hacker did not report the vulnerabilities to the companies. The hacker admitted to hacking tournament games 'for fun.' The incident led to aimbot and other hacks being added to PCs during a major competition. Respawn responded to players being hacked mid-game during a recent tournament by rolling out a security update.
