Apex Legends Streamers Hacked During ALGS Tournament, And The Suspected Cause Is Ironic [Update]
Claire Lewis
3/18/2024
The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) regional finals have been delayed for North America after two players were hacked mid-game over the weekend, and ironically, it seems the Apex's anti-cheat software may be to blame. [Update: Epic Games, which owns Easy Anti-Cheat, has issued a statement saying the situation was unrelated to any kind of EAC exploit. "We have investigated recent reports of a potential RCE issue in Apex Legends, which we have confirmed to be unrelated to Easy Anti-Cheat," it said in a statement. "We are confident THERE IS NO RCE vulnerability within EAC being exploited."]DarkZero's GenBurten (real name: Noyan Oskoze) was hit first, when he mysteriously gained the ability to see enemy players through walls in the middle of a match. Later, TSM's ImperialHal (Phillip Dosen) suddenly found himself unintentionally aimbotting.What is going on!? Apex player Genburten just got hacked mid-tournament and is now able to see EVERY player on the map. Today is the last playday that determines the final #ALGS LAN spots for NA. pic.twitter.com/7oivW9P9NJ — esports (@esports) March 18, 2024 "I'm cheating! I'm cheating! I'm cheating!" Dosen exclaimed in shock when he realized what was happening. "I'm f***ing cheating, I have aimbot!"Continue Reading at GameSpot...
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