MASON, Ohio (CBS Local)-- A teenager's email account was hacked after a fellow "Fortnite" player convinced him to hand over his username and password under the guise of offering help. A news station ...

An “underground” economy potentially worth a billion dollars a year, all from the apparently hacked accounts of popular video games like "Fortnite." Night Lion Security, which specializes in digital ...

A 13-year-old boy learned a valuable lesson after his "Fortnite" account was hacked and his video game character was killed off by a stranger during a gaming session last week. Jake Bates, of Mason, ...

Attackers are taking aim at Fortnite’s global community of 250 million gamers. A ransomware that calls itself “Syrk” is targeting gaming juggernaut Fortnite’s enormous user base, purporting to be a ...

Why it matters: Last November cyber-security firm Check Point found several vulnerabilities in Epic Games' online platform that allowed it to takeover player accounts. It immediately informed the game ...