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Hackers cheat gamers and distribute fake versions of Fortnite for Android

The most popular game in the world right now, Fortnite: Battle Royale, has already attracted the attention of malicious people. As the game earned no less than $ 100 million in just the first three months of iOS release, hackers have already begun to take advantage of the "fever."Fake versions of the game for Android have already begun to emerge, since this is one of the few platforms that still do not support the game of the moment. Nathan Collier, a senior intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes, found that these creators of the fake app announce "leaked" versions of Fortnite to fool users as if they had by some obscure means got the real game, which has not yet been released.There are videos on YouTube promising the Android game, with a download link, since fake games are not on the Play Store. When searching in English for things like "Fortnite for Android" or "How to install Fortnite on Android.Collier explains that these fake games take advantage of screenshots of the original game for iOS, saying they are an Android version and thus fooling even more people.When downloading the game fake, the user ends up having malware installed on his device, being directed to a page in the internet which then says that it is necessary to download a certain number of other applications and games to gain access to Fortnite in Android. However, even if the user downloads all the programs indicated, he will never have access to the unlocked game.So if you, Android user, are eagerly awaiting Fortnite's arrival on the platform, stay tuned: Epic Games has promised that the game will hit Google's system in the coming months, between June and September of this year.

Source: Business Insider