Fortnite Security Flaw br Allowed Hackers to br Take Over Players' Accounts Fortnite says that it br immediately informed br its developer, Epic Games. Epic Games says it br fixed the security br holes earlier this month. Hackers were able to br make game purchases using br hacked players' credit cards. They were also able to br pose as players in chats br that are part of the game. The did so by br exploiting flaws in br Epic's web infrastructure. Hackers were able br to intercept authentic br login "tokens" of users. Epics says they encourage players to br "protect their accounts by not re-using br passwords and using strong passwords." They also encourage br players not to sharebr "account information with others.