If leveraged, all a player would have to do is click on a specially crafted phishing link to instantly expose the data. In its analysis, Check Point discovered three flaws in Epic's domains that could have been manipulated for nefarious purposes. If leveraged, it would give third-parties full access to user account details, payment information and even in-game chat audio.
The vulnerability, first discovered in November and patched by developers at Epic Games, could have been devastating. Fortnite boasts more than 200 million active players, and a recent exploit found by Check Point Software Technologies could have put all of them at risk.
