Titanfall 2 allegedly hacked via “simple exploit”

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Popular first-person shooter Titanfall 2 is rumored to have a severe security vulnerability that has been exploited.

Reports of the game being hacked started circulating on Twitter after Titanfall 2 community members, including Leon Benkovic, were seen urging players to uninstall the game:

Several members of the Titanfall 2 community incl. @DirectXeon are reporting that Titanfall 2 is currently massively compromised.

If you own Titanfall 2 on PC, *DO NOT* launch the game. Uninstall it for now until a fix is released. pic.twitter.com/lNZGbufOL1

- Wicked Good Gaming (@WickedGoodGames) September 8, 2021

Gamers allege that the vulnerability lets attackers gain local code execution abilities from developer Respawn's servers. The alleged exploit reportedly affects Titanfall 2 players on all platforms-Windows, PlayStation, and Xbox.

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