Streamer Ninja Plays with Hacker Who Accessed Drake’s Fortnite Account
Popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins had an unexpected encounter while playing Fortnite on Friday. He unknowingly teamed up with a hacker who had accessed rapper Drake’s account.
Racial Slur Incident
Once in-game, the hacker, who initially remained silent, began shouting a racial slur repeatedly. Ninja quickly left the game and brushed off the incident, referring to the hacker as “fake Drake” and acknowledging the awkwardness of the situation. Check out the video below:
Ninja Takes Action
Following the encounter, Ninja stated his intention to inform Drake of the account breach and report the hacker to Epic Games in hopes of getting the player banned.
Early Suspicions
Prior to the racial slurs, Ninja was already suspicious of the legitimacy of the invitation from Drake’s account. The account had unusually high ping, and the player was on PC instead of PlayStation 4, which is Drake’s typical platform.
Given the attention surrounding this incident, it is likely that Drake’s account will be quickly recovered. However, it remains to be seen if the developer will be able to catch the hacker.
In a separate event earlier this year, Drake and Ninja broke Twitch records with one of the most-viewed livestreams. Over 600,000 concurrent viewers tuned in to watch their gameplay.