On Sunday, the world of video games was shaken by a hacking and cheating scandal. During a competitive esports tournament of Apex Legends, a free-to-play shooter video game played by hundreds of ...

Reacting to EAC's tweet, Anti-Cheat PD said it indicates the issue lies within the Source engine itself, which Apex Legends uses, and that it could be similar to a vulnerability detailed in 2021.

When sensing defeat in a match against a skilled chess bot, they don’t always concede, instead sometimes opting to cheat by hacking their opponent so that the bot automatically forfeits the game.