Popular kids' game hacked, players receive threatening messages

Popular kids' game hacked, players receive threatening messages

The popular multiplayer game, 'Among Us', has been hit by hackers. The company behind the game is aware of the issue and is scrambling to contain the situation.

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The hackers are threatening players and promoting “TRUMP 2020”. 

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A variety of threatening in-game chat messages are being sent to players saying, “I blow up your phone,” and “I hack your device,”. This happens when players refuse to subscribe to the hacker’s YouTube and Discord streaming channels.

The company behind the game, InnerSloth is aware of the issue and is scrambling to contain the situation. 

It issued a statement saying it was aware of the issue: "We will be pushing out an emergency server update so people who are in-game will get kicked from games. Please play private games or with people that you trust!"

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