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AdiraFN spilled the beans on numerous Fortnite crossovers, using information Epic claims he discovered while working for the company under NDA.

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Hayden Cohen, a former contractor at Epic Games, is facing legal action for allegedly sharing the company's secrets on X and Discord under the name AdiraFN.

Game companies tend not to like leakers as a matter of principle, but Cohen's problems are compounded by the fact that he allegedly shared the information while under a non-disclosure agreement. NDAs, as they're known, are contracts that commit signatories to not divulging information they may discover while carrying out specific, typically job-related duties. They're serious business, as Epic's action makes clear.

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…March 5, 2026

Cohen signed an NDA, as required by the terms of his employment, but instead of not sharing the sensitive information as he'd promised to in the legally-binding document to which he'd affixed his signature, Epic alleges in its complaint that he "repeatedly misappropriated Epic's trade secret information and broadcasted it publicly through his anonymous social media accounts on X (formerly Twitter) and Discord, operating under the alias 'AdiraFN' and 'AdiraFNInfo'."

"The leaked information could not have been obtained through any legitimate means and was not otherwise available to the public (such as through data mining public builds of Fortnite for unreleased content)," Epic claims.

"Defendant leaked Epic's confidential trade secret information that was accessible to him solely because he worked on projects for Epic, and his corresponding access to Epic's internal systems and channels."

The social media accounts in question have been deleted or scrubbed, but evidence of AdiraFN's leakage is plentiful: As recently as February 19, for instance, the account claimed (via Hypex) that a Fortnite collaboration with Game of Thrones is in the works. Other notable crossovers leaked by the account include Kingdom Hearts, Marvel Rivals, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and He-Man.

Epic shared a couple other examples in its complaint:

Source: PC Gamer