Fortnite fans report worldwide outage following server hack Fortnite players have been reporting server outages November 9, as an apparent hack briefly affected the game \u2013 preventing people from loading into a match. High-profile players like SypherPK, Jaomock, and more along with various members of the Fortnite community chimed in to bring attention to the apparent attack. It seems like the hacker group known as \u201cLizard Squad\u201d are claiming the outages, saying they were \u201ctesting [their] botnets strength.\u201d Shortly after, the account started retweeting multiple instances of the Epic Game\u2019s title failing to connect to in-game services, allegedly due to the group\u2019s hack of the game. The hacker\u2019s Twitter account shows screengrabs from multiple players that show the game being inaccessible, along with people giving Lizard Squad credit for the downs: \u201cdamn u shut off Fortnite comp.\u201d While there are numerous instances of reported issues, the Epic Games server status tracker has \u201cno incidents reported today\u201d for November 9, confusing a ton of players. The server issues seemed to attract the attention from players all over, as some were calling for fans to rally to bring attention to the issue. \u201cAttention all Fortnite gamers the game is under attack and needs your help,\u201d SypherPK said. It\u2019s unknown if the problem is related, but players competing in the second week of the Fortnite Championship Series for Squads have also been experiencing problems with the tournament\u2019s servers. Is there a statement from epic somewhere? Are we finishing this out? Did the first game count? Is the time going to be extended? What the fudge is happening lol \u2014 Ninja (@Ninja) November 9, 2019 Players like Ninja, NICKMERCS, and WizKay are expressed their frustrations at the problems cropping up in the weekend\u2019s tournament, though there has yet to be a response by Epic Games. Read more: Ali-A explains how skill-based matchmaking is \u201ckilling\u201d Fortnite Some players are still wondering if the hack is on-going while some are already able to log back into the game. It didn\u2019t take long for players like Team SoloMid\u2019s ZexRow to say that the servers were back, leading to a Lizard Squad conceding the attempted hack. We can\u2019t beat these guys @EpicGames GG to your security team https:\/\/t.co\/1XymUpFHR8 \u2014 Lizard Squad (@UGLegion) November 9, 2019 \u201cWe can\u2019t beat these guys,\u201d Lizard Squad said in reply to ZexRow\u2019s announcement that the servers were back online. \u201cEpic Games GG to your security team.\u201d While everything looks to be working as normal, it remains to be seen if the group who claimed the Fortnite hack will look to attempt another attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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