Community ManagerHey everyone,
As others have pointed out, in order to access another person's account in Apex Legends someone would have to gain access to the Steam or Origin account itself. This can happen a number of different ways, including phishing, social engineering, or login data being leaked. There haven't been any recent data leaks on our side, to my knowledge.
I've personally had my Steam account compromised before, and it was my own fault. I was irresponsible and had used the same password on the account for far too long. I had also used that same password for other websites in the past. I had 2FA on my Steam account, but I disabled it when I got a new phone because I was having trouble logging in. I forgot to turn it back on, and one day I get a text from a friend because someone was on my Steam account sending him a link to a sketchy website. I'm not sure if I unknowingly entered in my password on a phishing website, or if maybe my old password was stolen from some other site, but they got in my account.
We have systems and checks in place to help keep accounts secure, but those can only go so far if someone gets your login info. Don't make the same mistakes I did. Don't re-use passwords. Come up with a new one every once in a while. Don't share your account with other people, because who knows where they're typing in your login info? Also, make sure your authenticator is always active. If you turn it off, get it back up and running ASAP.
/Kent
