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Apex Legends esports final delayed by hack claims


A major tournament is postponed after unwanted cheats appear during matches in the online shooter.

Volunteer group The Anti-Cheat Police Department - which works to combat cheating in online games - said hackers appeared to have found a flaw allowing them to remotely access players' machines. In a follow-up post it advised anyone who had participated in the Global Series tournament to change passwords on chat platform Discord and enable two-factor authentication on other accounts. Apex Legends is a free-to-play, team-based battle royale shooter developed by Star Wars: Jedi Survivor studio Respawn Entertainment.

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