What is the point of stealing an Epic Games account?

Yesterday I got this:

OK, so, I have some assets purchased on the account, but really, is that enough to warrant attempts of bruteforcing my password? Or maybe it’s because of Fortnite? I know nothing about Fortnite, but I could see why bad people would be interested in stealing Fortnite accounts if it has some kind of paid skins and stuff in it.

It seems like idiots will attempt to steal just about anything these days. Anything just to avoid getting a real job.

/rant

Some people just gotta catch em all? =P

People are breaking into accounts to make fraudulent Fortnite purchases, then sell the keys onwards on places like Ebay.