{"id":34833,"date":"2024-03-20T02:02:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T06:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=34833"},"modified":"2024-03-20T02:02:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T06:02:21","slug":"respawn-releases-statement-on-apex-legends-hacking-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/respawn-releases-statement-on-apex-legends-hacking-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"Respawn releases statement on Apex Legends hacking saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Respawn Entertainment has finally addressed the recent hacking incident that disrupted the North American regional finals of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/apex-legends\/global-series\/\" title=\"Apex Legends Global Series betting guide\">Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS)<\/a>, sparking concerns across the gaming community.<\/p>\n<p>The hack, which injected cheating software into the gameplay of prominent players such as DarkZero&#8217;s Noyan &#8220;Genburten&#8221; Ozkose and TSM&#8217;s 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