Epic boss criticises Google decision to publicise Fortnite flaw
In the aftermath of Epic's decision to have battle royale phenomenon Fortnite avoid the Google Play store, it seems tensions remain high between the two companies. Over the past few days, a new tussle has emerged - this time over a security flaw found in the Android version of the game.
On Friday, Google published a report which revealed the Fortnite app could be hijacked by other apps "to instead install a fake APK with any permissions that would normally require user disclosure". This essentially meant apps could silently download unapproved software in the background. Huh, I guess this "worm" file isn't a Fortnite dance move after all...
Google reported the flaw to Epic on 15th August, and according to records on Google's issue tracker, the vulnerability was fixed by the Fortnite team two days later. Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney believes publishing the flaw is a "valid PR strategy," but criticised Google's decision to publicise it a week after the patch had been issued.
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