Epic Games continues to fight rule breakers in Fortnite. This time, the target was a player who gained access to stolen accounts and resold them to other users.
Epic Games sued him, secured a full and permanent ban in the game, and forced the violator to publicly apologize to the entire community. As part of the settlement, the player is obliged to pay monetary compensation, which Epic Games will fully donate to charity.
The violator published an official statement in which he confessed to his actions.
I want to apologize to the Fortnite community for illegally accessing and selling Epic Games accounts belonging to other users. I understand that my actions violated Epic Games' rules. The company sued me, and I am permanently banned from Fortnite. I also had to pay monetary compensation, which Epic Games will donate to charity.
Epic Games did not disclose the amount of compensation or the name of the specific charity to which the funds will be transferred. The company also did not specify whether any additional sanctions were imposed besides the ban and payment.