Fortnite developer Epic Games has confirmed it has taken “legal action” against two players, one accused of cheating, and the other admitting to having organized a “cyber attack” by way of DDoS (denial of service) attacks.
In a statement posted to the Epic Games Newsroom X/Twitter account, Epic Games said: “We took legal action against two people who cheated and broke our rules.
“One sold and used cheats and the other carried out cyber attacks on content creators who were livestreaming gameplay (aka: DDoS attacks). Both have been ordered to stop these activities and are banned from playing Fortnite. If you break the rules there are consequences. Check out their messages to the Fortnite community.”
A follow-up tweet in the same thread linked to a 25-second-long video from YouTuber Mirrored, publicly apologizing to “the Fortnite community” for “both cheating in Fortnite tournaments and selling and distributing cheats and hardware that enabled others to cheat.
“I violated Epic’s rules and they have taken legal action against me. I am banned from playing Fortnite forever and I’ll face legal action if I sell or distribute cheats again.”
A minute-long video from YouTuber Zebsi similarly contains a written apology.
“Hi everyone it’s Zebsi here,” the video begins. “I recently carried out DDoS attacks in Fortnite under the username TTV Humpty.LLC. The DDoS attacks impacted Fortnite matches of streamers, as well as other users involved in those matches.
“I am sorry for the DDoS attacks and the harm and damage they caused to the streamers, other players, and Epic Games (the operators of Fortnite). My accounts have been banned from Fortnite. I regret my actions and will not be involved in any more DDoS attacks.”
Neither former Fortnite player commented further on the legal action Epic mounted against them, nor confirmed if they’d been sanctioned in any other way.
These are just the latest in a long line of lawsuits initiated by megacorp Epic Games, which is also cracking down on cheat software developers and players caught cheating in professional tournaments.