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

In attempts to download new games from untrustworthy resources for free, players actually received malicious software, losing their gaming accounts and even money.

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.