A major Roblox hack has returned in a new form, causing innocent players to face bans as they enter and play games designed to trigger an exploit within the platform.

Nefarious game makers appear to be leveraging a chat-based Roblox exploit that results in automatic account bans for unsuspecting users.

Metro Atlanta mom sues Roblox, claims predators used gaming platform to exploit 10-year-old son The lawsuit accuses Roblox of enabling predators, failing to verify ages, and ignoring safety red flags.

Sony blocked Roblox on PlayStation due to concerns it could "potentially exploit" young audience But stance now softening, Jim Ryan has said.