FleeceKing confirmed the news via social media last night and said he was happy with the result, but couldn't "get into the details of the situation".
Today, Niantic has confirmed to Eurogamer it assisted in the account being returned to the high-profile player, and had said its game's internal security wasn't at fault. What was the cause? Interestingly, Niantic says the hack has triggered a push to "further strengthen" the game's account recovery protocol - potentially suggesting the hacker used this method to gain access.
' target='_blank'>![](<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Untitled-1_MmcCK7D.jpg?width=1920&height=1920&fit=bounds&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>UPDATE 14/3/24: Top Pokémon Go player FleeceKing has had access to his account restored by the game)
UPDATE 14/3/24: Top Pokémon Go player FleeceKing has had access to his account restored by the game's developer Niantic.
FleeceKing confirmed the news via social media last night and said he was happy with the result, but couldn't "get into the details of the situation".
Today, Niantic has confirmed to Eurogamer it assisted in the account being returned to the high-profile player, and had said its game's internal security wasn't at fault. What was the cause? Interestingly, Niantic says the hack has triggered a push to "further strengthen" the game's account recovery protocol - potentially suggesting the hacker used this method to gain access.