Open source code repositories PyPI, NuGet and npm have been polluted with a flood of junk packages relating to popular online games like Roblox and Fortnite, recent analysis shows.

Roblox is a platform that allows users to create games of any genre. Most creators make games that they have grown up playing. Others recreate games that are the talk of the town.

Disney’s Fortnite-linked universe, still years out, aims to blend Marvel, Pixar, and more, but its young demographic could mirror Roblox’s risks without robust safeguards.

A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.