Lawsuit filed by ‘Franklin D. Azar and Associates’ in the United States District Court in North Carolina on behalf of over 100 affected users. Suit claims Epic Games acknowledged a vulnerability in its system that allowed hackers to unauthorizedly access players’ account and purchase in-game currency using their saved credit or debit cards. The lawsuit could still create problems for Epic Games, knowing the fact that hackers actively sell stolen Fortnite accounts on shady internet forums. According to a report on BBC, several teens, as young as 14, are found making thousands of pounds every week by selling hacked accounts due to the popularity of the game.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2019/08/epic-games-fortnite-lawsuit.html