How to Hack your friend's Fortnite account or a Teen was Hacked After Being Tricked by a Fellow Player

An Ohio news station reports that Jake Bates, a 13-year old Fortnite player from Mason, OH recently found himself being duped by a fellow player. When Bates was chatting with another player in the game, they convinced the teen that they could give him more Fortnite skins if the teen handed over his username and password.

Bates obliged, and this seemingly benevolent player then proceeded to hijack the teen’s Fortnite account as well as his email account, even changing the passwords (including the recovery passwords) and phone number preventing him from getting it back. As the teen had spent hundreds of dollars on Fortnite skins, it also meant that the hacker had access to Bates’ credit card details as well as the personal information found in his emails. Jake Bates and his mother, Amy Bates, have reportedly filed a complaint with Epic Games but it’s unclear whether the developer has been in touch yet.

Fortnite is available for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and iOS devices. An Android release is also planned for summer 2018.

Source: CBS