Epic Games has filed a new lawsuit against Fortnite cheat software developer, Sincey Cheats and Vanta Cheats.
The legal case, as spotted by Polygon, is targeting both the creator of the aimbot software and a number of their resellers. The case has been filed in North Carolina, where Epic Games is headquartered, with Epic reporting it has taken action against “tens of thousands of Fortnite accounts” that have been caught using Sincey Cheats cheat software since February 2022. In the U.S. alone, Epic purports it has banned “over 15,000” accounts.
Epic Games alleges that Ediz Atas, aka Sincey Cheats and Vanta Cheats, has profited from developing and selling cheat software for its prized battle royale Fortnite “since at least January 2023.” The firm says the software gives players unfair advantages against players who don’t cheat, breaching its EULA and circumventing the developer’s anti-cheat software. It also alleges this hurts Epic’s bottom line, as widespread cheating could put legitimate players off, resulting in a loss of sales in season passes and cosmetics.
The company is also suing five unnamed defendants for reselling the software.
Though Epic did not indicate a dollar amount for compensation, Polygon said it’s suing for statutory and compensatory damages for lost profits, attorney’s fees, and other costs associated with the lawsuit.
The SAG-AFTRA union recently filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against Epic Games for using AI to portray Darth Vader in Fortnite.