Fortnite Bugs Gave Hackers Access To Millions of Player Accounts, Researchers Say

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By BeauHDJan 16, 2019, 7:50 pm360 pts
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Check Point say three vulnerabilities chained together could have allowed hackers to take control of any of Fortnite's 200 million players. "The flaws, if exploited, would have stolen the account access token set on the gamer's device once they entered their password," reports…

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