Watch Out, Elden Ring Hackers Are Invading People's Games & Breaking Save Files

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players will want to be very cautious when it comes to multiplayer as a group of hackers has taken to invading games specifically to break save data. In any video game with multiplayer, the issue of hackers is ever present as some players prefer to cheat the system to either elevate their status or troll others. is no different but unfortunately for legitimate users, a new group of hackers is looking to undo hours of grinding and perseverance.

Per a post by SpiderKnife on Reddit, the user raised awareness of a certain group of hackers looking to invade games and delete the save date of their unaware victim.

The cheaters are invading games and then killing end-game bosses before players have encountered them, ruining the experience and completely breaking one's saved data. The group has made waves in the community as players have begun blocking them en masse on Steam, ensuring that their save data will be safe from the cheaters.

Fortunately for users on Steam, blocking the members of the hacker group should ensure that they never encounter them during a multiplayer session, although reports differ on the system's effectiveness. As for what happens when a cheater is met in The Lands Between, players should report any suspicious activity; after enough reports are logged, FromSoftware will take action and ban the suspected player either temporarily or permanently depending on how many complaints it's received.

Players who come into contact with a hacker in-game don't have many options for dealing with them in the moment, so it's recommended to immediately close the game with an alt-F4 command. Terminating the program in such a way will deny the hacker the ability to progress and will kick them back to their own game, but one has to be quick. Many cheaters use tweaked weapons to destroy boss encounters faster than should be possible, so it's essential to close the game and shut off the connection quickly.

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