{"id":538777,"date":"2026-03-08T11:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2194887"},"modified":"2026-03-08T11:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T11:41:28","slug":"invaders-are-hacking-the-saves-of-elden-ring-players-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/invaders-are-hacking-the-saves-of-elden-ring-players-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Invaders are hacking the saves of Elden Ring players on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/invaders-are-hacking-the-saves-of-elden-ring-players-on-pc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Elden Ring players are being advised to turn off online play after reports that some PC players are being hacked by invaders that ruin their save.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Eldenring\/comments\/tf5rmp\/infinite_falling_death_loop_hacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a> and explained via Twitter account @EldenRingUpdate, it&#8217;s thought hackers are corrupting save data, forcing a crash, and then rebooting sends the affected player endlessly falling to their death.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-20-invaders-are-hacking-the-saves-of-elden-ring-players-on-pc\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-20-invaders-are-hacking-the-saves-of-elden-ring-players-on-pc\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elden Ring players are being advised to turn off online play after reports that some PC players are being hacked by invaders that ruin their save. As detailed on Reddit and explained via Twitter account @EldenRingUpdate, it&#8217;s thought hackers are corrupting save data, forcing a crash, and then rebooting sends the affected player endlessly falling to their death. 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