https://www.polygon.com/2018/11/8/18073840/fallout-76-hacking-cheating-griefing-pc-beta

Bethesda Softworks is disputing claims made Monday in a well-read Reddit thread that Fallout 76’s Windows PC version is vulnerable to rampant cheating and griefing because so many users, thanks to modding, are familiar with the engine and technology the game is built on.

On Monday, Reddit user teetharejustdone alleged there were five ways to hack and break Fallout 76, basing that on a 4,000-hour playing history in Fallout 4 and two years of experience modding it. They alleged that the game doesn’t have server checks to verify the integrity of files or player and environmental models, and that things such as wall collision are handled on the client side (and therefore can be altered). Using a packet analyzer, they said users could also take advantage of unencrypted server traffic to manipulate their hit points and other stats and disconnect other users.