A major tournament is postponed after unwanted cheats appear during matches in the online shooter
The North American esports final of online shooter Apex Legends has been postponed following claims of hacking.
Clips shared by players show unwanted cheat modes being activated mid-match, sparking panic among opponents.
Two high-profile Apex Legends players, Genburten and ImperialHal, posted clips of cheats being inserted into their games.
Genburten was given a "Wallhack" - revealing the location of other players - and Hal was given an aimbot, which automatically targets opponents.
In both cases the players quickly announced they had been hacked and were urged by others to quit the game.
Volunteer group The Anti-Cheat Police Department - which works to combat cheating in online games - said hackers appeared to have found a flaw allowing them to remotely access players' machines.
The group warned players against "Playing any games protected by EAC or any EA titles [until] they have fixed this or can comment".
Regular players have expressed concern that their own machines could also be at risk, but there has been no official confirmation of this.
Apex Legends is a free-to-play, team-based battle royale shooter developed by Star Wars: Jedi Survivor studio Respawn Entertainment.
EA, which owns Respawn, recently announced that a Star Wars-themed first-person shooter from the studio had been cancelled.