Hacker Disrupts Apex Tournament Just for Fun, Exposing Flaws in Game's Security
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Hacker who disrupted Apex Legends tournament says he did it "just for fun" to show vulnerabilities in the game's security.
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Hacker claims he didn't hack the players' computers directly, but exploited a vulnerability in the Apex Legends game itself.
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Tournament was abandoned after two players were given cheat abilities, compromising competitive integrity.
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Hacker says he didn't report vulnerability to Respawn/EA because they don't offer rewards for finding flaws.
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Respawn has deployed updates to improve in-game security after the tournament hack.