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Apex Legends tournament hack sparks wider worries on safety of Easy Anti-Cheat
18.03.2024 - 15:07 / eurogamer.net / Respawn Entertainment
A hacking incident during the Apex Legends Global Series last night has caused wider concerns over Easy Anti-Cheat and whether it's safe to play games it's used in.
The North America finals of the EA-run Apex tournament saw players Noyan «Genburten» Ozkose Phillip «ImperialHal» Dosen getting hacked mid-game.
As recorded in clips of the matches, Genburten was suddenly able to see the positions of all players. «I'm getting hacked,» he repeated, before leaving the game. ImperialHal, meanwhile, was given an aimbot during a match. Once he realised, he told his teammates and decided to finish the game without shooting.
Meet Newcastle | Apex Legends Character Trailer Meet Newcastle | Apex Legends Character TrailerThe finals were eventually abandoned. «Due to the competitive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time,» the Apex esports team announced on social media platform X.
Due to the competitive integrity of this series being compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the NA finals at this time.
We will share more information soon.
The hacks are believed to be the work of Destroyer2009, a cheater who's recently been appearing in Apex Legends. In footage of Genburten's hack, the words «Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 and R4ndom» are spammed into chat from Genburten's account.
MULTI BILLION DOLLAR ESPORT BTWW pic.twitter.com/e1B9lfDt3C— DZ_Genburten (@Genburten) <a href=«https://twitter.com/Genburten/status/1769530771969065324?ref_src=» https:>March 18, 2024
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Other than the notice from Apex's esports team, there's been no update from EA or Respawn. This has led to speculation and worry over the safety of playing Apex Legends, or any game which also uses the Easy Anti-Cheat software, as it's unclear whether the exploit comes from the game itself or EAC. Currently, the community-run account Anti-Cheat Police Department, which collects information on cheats in games, has recommended players avoid all games which use EAC, and suggested players in the Global Series tournament perform a clean reinstall of their OS.
Attention to all players who participated in the ALGS tournament, I strongly recommend that you take immediate measures to protect your personal information. It is advisable that you change your Discord passwords and ensure that your emails are secure. also enable MFA for all… https://t.co/I8QaKt7tCd— Anti-Cheat Police
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