Massive Fortnite account thief sued by Epic for reselling stolen profiles on huge scale

Epic Games’ Fortnite lawsuits continue as the developer of the multiplayer juggernaut takes legal action against an account thief that stole and sold hundreds of players’ accounts. Following a huge lawsuit against cheaters, a prolific alleged Fortnite account thief is the centre of their own legal case.

Epic sues Fortnite account thief

The alleged Fortnite account thief Isaac “i5aac” Strock has been accused of “stealing access to other players’ Epic Games accounts” and selling them via auctions. According to Epic, Strock has stolen and sold hundreds of different accounts.

“He uses illicit means to discover the players’ usernames and passwords and in some cases even the login credentials for the players’ email address associated with the players’ Epic Games account,” Epic wrote in a legal filing. “He then sells access to these accounts to the highest bidders.”

The lawsuit explains that the alleged Fortnite account thief made “thousands of dollars” off the scam by “using fraudulent tactics, such as impersonating the true account holder to defeat Epic’s account control protections and trick Epic’s player support team”.

Epic also writes that Strock also “offered to sell a guide” that other account thieves could follow to trick Epic’s support team and access other players’ accounts. These other thieves could then keep or sell accounts or use them as blackmail.

“Strock’s actions harm Epic and the Fortnite community,” the game developer wrote. “Epic has spent substantial resources investigating and working to prevent Strock’s conduct. Strock’s conduct also directly harms Fortnite players who no longer have access to the accounts they spent time and money on.”

Epic Games has not specified a specific dollar amount for the lawsuit’s damages, but will instead allow the amount to be “proven at trial”. However, the game studio is attempting to get back all the money Strock is said to have made from stealing and selling accounts, as well as additional damages.

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