Epic Games is suing a Fortnite leaker over confidential leaks for clout

Rituraj Halder Published March 6, 2026

Recently, Epic Games announced that it is planning to take action against a leaker, popularly known on X and Discord as AdiraFNInfo.

According to the lawsuit, his real name is Hayden Cohen, and he was a contractor for the developer. Cohen allegedly leaked information on his socials that he came across while working on Fortnite projects.

The game’s collaborations with other IPs that have a significant presence in pop culture across different Fortnite seasons are a key contributor to its success. With strong hype around these collaborations within the Fortnite community, many individuals like Cohen claim to be insiders and leak information for online clout.

Fortnite is taking strict actions against the leaker

The lawsuit mentions that Cohen was a contractor for Epic, staffed by a third-party agency. Despite not being a full-time employee, Cohen allegedly signed a non-discloser agreement or NDA, making him legally liable for leaking sensitive information related to Epic Games’ business practices.

Back in February 2026, Cohen’s X handle, AdiraFNInfo, was silently deleted from the platform. Back then, the community had no idea about why this prominent leaker dissolved his social media presence.

The news of Cohen getting caught and sued by Epic was only confirmed recently when the developer’s official X profile made a public announcement.

In the post, Epic said, “Today we took legal action against a former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic.”

Today we took legal action against a former contractor who repeatedly leaked confidential partner IP and trade secrets that they received while working with Epic. We absolutely do not allow this and will continue to take action when Epic team members share confidential info. It…

— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2026

In the lawsuit, Epic described Cohen’s reason for leaking sensitive data as garnering “social media clout.” The official statement says, “Defendant knowingly abused his access to sensitive, trade secret information of both Epic and its partners to increase his social media clout and for his own personal gain.”

Before the leaker’s accounts were deleted, Cohen had leaked information about collaborations, including the news of Sonic The Hedgehog and K-Pop Demon Hunters themed skins and accessories coming to Fortnite. He also leaked information about many unreleased collaborations, including:

• Game of Thrones
• Kingdom Hearts
• Peak
• Overwatch
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
• More Sonic the Hedgehog content
• Ben 10

Epic Games didn’t comment on how it identified Cohen as the source of the leaks. The company said that it had sent him a cease-and-desist back in February, which Cohen didn’t fully comply with.

The lawsuit states, “On February 20, 2026, Epic sent defendant a cease-and-desist letter demanding, among other things…as of the date of this complaint, defendant has failed to fully comply with these demands.”

This is not the first time Epic Games has taken legal action over Fortnite leaks. The company has a history of taking legal action against leakers as well as other companies, making it clear that it does not tolerate any damage to its brand image or collaboration partnerships, be it from any individual or company.

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Featured image source: Epic Games