It's no secret that Among Us has been struggling with hacking issues in recent weeks, as the sudden popularity of the game has also opened the floodgates to cheaters. Yet it seems things took a particularly dramatic turn last night, as hundreds of players suddenly found their in-game chats spammed with messages telling them to subscribe to a YouTube channel.
In the early hours of the morning, players reported their games were filled with messages telling them to subscribe to a YouTube channel called Eris Loris. Many messages told players their device had been hacked, or threatened to "kill" the player's device if they didn't subscribe - all of which was quite alarming for players just expecting to have a normal game on public lobbies. The hack also seemed to vanish the game background, leaving everyone floating around in the black void of space. And, just for good measure, some included Trump slogans.
The Eris Loris YouTube channel in question currently has 6140 subscribers, and features a number of videos displaying hacks for games such as Rust and SCP: Secret Laboratory. Judging by the video descriptions, the channel was previously used to sell cheats. Meanwhile, a quick browse of the channel's discussion tab brings up hundreds of comments from disgruntled Among Us players, many of whom are asking Eris Loris to stop spamming their games. Some more politely than others.