Fortnite virus infects thousands of players in free V-Bucks YouTube scam

A computer virus has spread among tens of thousands of Fortnite players, as hackers seek to take advantage of the vast numbers playing the popular video game. Security researchers at game-streaming platform Rainway uncovered the issue, which originates from a YouTube video claiming to offer free units V-Bucks – a virtual in-game currency. After receiving thousands of error reports on their platform, the researchers began looking for what those experiencing problems had in common. After noticing that all users affected appeared to be playing Fortnite, they found themselves trawling through hundreds of YouTube videos about the game that contained malicious links. "We finally found a match in a hack claiming to allow players to generate free V-Bucks and use an aimbot, two birds with one stone, how could someone resist?" states a blog that details their findings.