Fortnite leaker actually worked for Epic Games, according to new lawsuit
Epic Games is suing a former contractor for allegedly leaking unreleased Fortnite content on social media.
The company filed a lawsuit against Hayden Cohen, known online as 'AdiraFNInfo' or 'AdiraFN,' on Thursday in a North Carolina court. Cohen worked on projects like Fortnite as an associate producer, the company said in the complaint, which it shared on social media.
"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," an Epic Games representative wrote on X.
"We absolutely do not allow this and will continue to take action when Epic team members share confidential info. It harms our partners and makes it harder to bring awesome IP to our games."
Cohen allegedly signed a non-disclosure agreement with Epic Games on September 11, 2025, but purportedly began sharing unreleased content in January and February. Cohen is accused of leaking a lot of content over the past two months, including Minecraft, Game of Thrones, Overwatch, Peak, South Park, and Kingdom Hearts collaborations.
His X account had more than 13,000 followers and was disabled a week ago. Epic Games outlined how Cohen supposedly leaked a South Park collaboration two days before the official announcement, and how, days later, he leaked a collaboration between Fortnite and Solo Leveling. Epic Games announced the Solo Leveling collaboration in February.
"These examples are not exhaustive," Epic Games wrote in the complaint. "Over the next month, Defendant made dozens of posts on X and Discord disclosing confidential details about unannounced Fortnite content, disclosing the specific characters and cosmetics that would be included, the exact timing of the release, and other updates on the development status of collaborations."
Epic Games didn't say how it identified Cohen as the source of the leaks. Game Developer has reached out to the company for more information.
Lawyers wrote that Epic Games eventually cut off Cohen's access to its systems, but stated he previously "had access to and viewed additional collaborations that Epic has yet to announce."
Epic Games sent Cohen a cease-and-desist letter on February 20 but claim he has yet to fully comply.
Beyond the leaks "damag[ing] Epic's relationships with its partners" and "diminish[ing] the excitement and engagement of Epic's playerbase," Epic Games said it "incurred substantial costs and expenses" in attempting to find the culprit.
The Fortnite maker has a history of litigating against people it believes have wronged the company, filing lawsuits against Apple and Google while also taking action against cheaters and leakers (thanks IGN).
Epic Games is looking for the court to charge Cohen with trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, and violation of North Carolina's unfair competition law.
Game Developer was unable to reach Cohen for comment.
