Apex Legends players urged to uninstall after severe hacking spree in pro scene

Widespread hacking in the Apex Legends America tournament leaves players forced to uninstall in fear of data leaks. 

In Esports, cheating is an act condemned like no other. However, the recent Apex Legends Global Series American event is an unusual exception. Almost all players are marked as “cheaters,” as a hacking spree led to severe integrity issues in the tournament. 

In the ALGS Regional Final, players were surprised to see shots hitting all the way across the maps, wall hacks, and even homing bullets during their matches. The pro players themselves were surprised to see random deaths and demolishing 1v3s without requiring any effort on their part.

In a clip posted on X, players can kill their opponents across the map even if they “weren’t even looking,” confusing their team. 

Cheater made Genburten literally bow Zaptoh across the map when he wasnt even looking at him LOL pic.twitter.com/NGZqyiRIyH

Apex Legends Global Series paused over compromised integrity

Another unique instance of hacking involves installing wallhacks on DZ Genburten’s account. In this clip, the player panicked and screamed, “It’s cheating!” after noticing that he could see all player locations in his game. 

Apex Legends pro players are getting hacked in the middle of the ALGS matches and having cheats show up on their accounts pic.twitter.com/eMpCUwamCb

During these hacks, the account sends a message in the in-game chatbox reading “Apex hacking global series by Destroyer2009 and R4ndom.”