Hackers ask Apex Legends developers to fix vulnerabilities

The hack “never left the game,” Destroyer2009 said as reported by TechCrunch on Thursday.

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He added that the incident was created for fun and with the goal of forcing Apex Legends developers to patch vulnerabilities that had been exploited.

Destroyer2009 declined to provide details on how it allegedly hacked two players in the middle of the game or what specific vulnerabilities it exploited.

“I don’t really want to go into details until everything has been completely fixed and everything is back to normal,” the hacker said.

The incident occurred on Sunday (3/17) California time, two e-sports players who were competing were apparently hacked and given cheat codes during a live broadcast match.

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While the mid-game hack is in progress, the game’s chatbot displays a message on the screen that appears to be from the hackers, reading “Apex hacking global series, by Destroyer2009 & R4andom.”

This incident prompted the organizers to announce the postponement of the tournament on their official social media account @PlayApexEsports on Monday (3/18).

“Because the competitive integrity of the series has been compromised, we have made the decision to postpone the North American Finals at this time. “We will share more information soon,” @PlayApexEsports wrote on the X account page.

On Tuesday, Respawn, the studio that developed Apex Legends, released a statement on X, in response to the incident.

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“Our team has implemented the first round of tiered updates to protect the Apex Legends player community and create a safe experience for everyone,” the statement read.

They did not provide any details on the first update after this incident, nor any details on what happened at Sunday’s tournament.