No one is exempt from the risk of a cyber attack, from the most common of mortals to the biggest of companies. And Epic Games is of course in the range between the two extremes. The company managed by Tim Sweeney, successful thanks to Fortnite and popular among many users thanks to its weekly game giveaway policy, is a clear reference in the video game industry, both among die-hard fans and especially among aggressive detractors.

So as we can read in the Wccfts, A group called Mogilevich claims to have accessed Epic Games’ servers and downloaded 198 gigabytes of data.. It is the same group that reported the attack on the dark web, although they have not released any evidence to prove that the leak actually took place. This, when added to the fact that we are talking about a hitherto virtually unknown group, leads us to take it with a certain grain of salt. Epic Games has yet to issue an official statement in this regard, either way.

In the report, the alleged perpetrators of the attack They claim to have obtained user codes (email and password), full names, payment details and other digital assets and ask Epic Games to contact them to negotiate the payment of the ransom, for which they provide a deadline that ends on March 4. However, unless they are able to substantiate the attack with a sample of exfiltrated data (either publicly to gain more notoriety, or privately in conversations with the affected company), it seems unlikely that they will reap any rewards for their misdeeds.

For now, like I said, it’s best to take this information with a grain of salt, but still, if you’re an Epic Games user It might be a good time to improve your account security changing the password and, above all, activating two-step verification, if you have not already done so. And it’s possible that this information isn’t true after all, but it’s also possible that it is, and in that case it’s better to protect yourself.

How to change Epic Games password and enable 2FA?

To start the process, which as you will see below is quite simple, you need to enter the Epic Games store website, for which you can use this link. If necessary, log in, place the mouse pointer on the icon located between the language selector and the client download button in the upper right corner and click “Account” in the menu that appears.

This will take you to the configuration of your user account, in which you must now click on the item “Password and security” in the bar shown on the left. There you will first see the section for editing the password, in which, as usual, there will be a field for entering the current one and two below it for writing a new one. Make the change, make sure you choose a secure password and confirm the change by clicking “Save Changes”.

Now, the best system to guarantee the security of your Epic Games account (and any service that actually offers this option) is to use two-factor authentication (2FA), something you can do on the same page in the one you changed. your password. To see the various resources offered for this purpose, just scroll to the bottom:

So you will only need to select the media you prefer (you can configure several and select one as the main one if you want) and configure it. In the case of email, you will only need to select it as it will use the email address associated with your account. Same with SMS authentication. The process is just a little different if you prefer a two-factor authentication app like Google Autheticator or Authy, among others. In this case, the page will show you a QR code that you will have to scan using the app on your smartphone, then you will have to confirm it on the website with the code shown in the app and that’s it.