Epic Games target of phishing attack
People have recently reported receiving seemingly innocent emails from Epic Games. Said emails have contained malicious links that do not lead to the game developer's website.Epic Games has since warned people on Twitter and their official forum to not click any emails from them until further notice.
People have recently reported receiving seemingly innocent emails from Epic Games. Said emails have contained malicious links that do not lead to the game developer’s website.
Epic Games has since warned people on Twitter and their official forum to not click any emails from them until further notice.
Epic is experiencing a phishing attack. DO NOT CLICK LINKS in emails claiming to be from from us for now. Investigation continues.
— Epic Games (@EpicGames) August 13, 2015
There has still been no word from the developer on the current status of the malicious emails.
Epic Games is currently working on Fortnite, a co-op sandbox survival game with a focus on scavenging items, building structures, and defending from hostiles.