Epic Games has announced publicly it has filed a lawsuit against an individual it alleges has developed and sold cheats for Fortnite.
This latest venture in Epic Game’s ongoing war against those who create, sell, and use cheats was announced via the company’s own Twitter account. There, the company posted:
“We filed a new lawsuit against an individual who developed and sold cheating software that helped players see through walls and auto aim. We’re also going after people who helped sell this software. Creating and selling software to help others cheat is against the rules and we’ll keep fighting to keep it out of Fortnite.”
According to Polygon, the lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the eastern district of North Carolina where the company is headquartered. It alleges Ediz Atas, also known as Sincey Cheats and Vanta Chearts, has been making and selling cheats since “at least January 2023”.
Epic alleges in the lawsuit that after DMCA takedowns were issued to YouTube videos featuring these cheats, “Sincey Cheats sent multiple emails to YouTube’s designated copyright agent impersonating an Epic employee and falsely claiming that Epic wanted to ‘formally reverse [its] claim of copyright infringement'” by using fake Epic Games email addresses.
Epic also claims its has issued tens of thousands of bans against Fortnite accounts that used cheats from Sincey Cheats since 2022, including over 15,000 bans on US-based Fortnite accounts.
The lawsuit is also asking for compensation for damages from five unnamed individuals who distributed these cheats over platforms like Discord and Telegram. The amount is unknown.
In case you didn’t know, Epic Games has proven especially litigious when it comes to Fortnite cheaters. In 2022 Epic forced a cheat creator to pay up in Australian court following a legal victory, donating the winnings to charity.
Epic also sued a player who used cheats during a massive multi-million dollar tournament to give back any prize money they won, and make a cathartic public apology to boot!
The company is not alone in its struggle against cheats. Activision has also been fighting against cheats, winning £11.3m in court against a Call of Duty cheat maker. Bungie has been in those trenches too, winning a $4.4m lawsuit against Destiny cheat seller Aimjunkies.