Hackers are corrupting the save files of ‘Elden Ring’ players on PC

If you are playing through Elden Ring on PC, you may want to shut it down for the time being. Some malicious individuals have found a hack that can send PC players into an endless death loop.

⚠️Elden Ring PSA for PC players⚠️There's an exploit going around on PC where hackers will corrupt your save file while you're invaded.

First they will crash your game, and when you open it back up, your character will be constantly falling to their death... pic.twitter.com/8et3bl8T1I

You can see the exploit in action in a video posted by Elden Ring Update. Elden Ring will crash if a hacker invades your game and uses a specific ability. Your character will fall to their death when you reload their save. Elden Ring is a big game, and some players have reported losing as much as 100 hours of game time in this way.

Dark Souls 3's multiplayer features were disabled by FromSoftware after a hacker identified a vulnerability that allowed them to execute code remotely. Since February, the studio has been working on the issue.

The exploit has yet to be commented on by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco. We will update this article when they say something. You should play offline in the meantime. If someone uses the exploit on one of your characters, you will want to backup your save. It is possible to save a save in the worst-case scenario. When you reload the game, you need to press Alt F4 before your character dies, and then quickly travel to a site of Grace.