This time, the cheating had nothing to do with gameplay, but with a far more serious form of fraud.

We are generally not fans of billion-dollar corporations using their near-limitless legal power to crush individuals for piracy or bad behavior online. That said, it is hard not to feel a certain sense of schadenfreude when the punishment takes the form of public humiliation rather than prison time or lifelong financial ruin. This approach has almost become a tradition for Epic Games, and the company has now repeated it once again.

This time, the spotlight is on Isaac Strock, who publicly apologized after being caught stealing and selling other players’ Epic Games accounts. Epic initiated legal action against Strock back in February, claiming he had fraudulently gained control over other users’ accounts, including by attempting to deceive Epic’s customer support.

According to Epic, Strock sold hundreds of stolen accounts through a Telegram channel, earning several thousand dollars in the process. These actions clearly violated Epic’s EULA, and after months of legal proceedings, the familiar conclusion followed: Strock was caught and held accountable.

I would like to apologize to the Fortnite community for wrongfully obtaining access to and selling Epic Games accounts that belonged to others. This is against Epic’s rules. Epic took legal action against me and I am banned from playing Fortnite again. I also have to pay a…

— Chucklin Ducklin (@ChucklinDucklin) December 18, 2025

“I would like to apologize to the Fortnite community for wrongfully obtaining access to and selling Epic Games accounts that belonged to others. This is against Epic’s rules. Epic took legal action against me, I am banned from playing Fortnite again, and I also have to pay a settlement, which Epic will donate to charity,” Strock wrote in the statement shared by Chucklin Ducklin.

Epic Games ensured that the incident received maximum exposure by amplifying the message across its own channels, reminding players that stealing and selling accounts is unacceptable. The company did not disclose the amount Strock agreed to pay in compensation. Hopefully, it is not a sum that would burden him indefinitely, because while public accountability can serve as a warning, permanent financial devastation is a very different matter.

Source: PC Gamer