EA Games Hacked: Cybercriminals Steal 780GB Source Code Data For Popular Games Including FIFA 21

NEW DELHI: Cybercriminals breached Electronic Arts (EA), stealing and selling large 780GB data containing game source code for blockbuster games. Yes, Electronic Arts, the gaming behemoth famed for blockbusters such as FIFA, Battlefield, and The Sims, has become the latest victim of data theft. Recently, hackers got into EA servers and stole many game source codes as well as related corporate tools.

According to new allegations, hackers were able to grab a total of 780GB of data from EA servers during the cyber attack. The data is now being sold on numerous underground hacker forum threads.

In a recent announcement, EA confirmed the data theft. It stated that it definitely had a data breach and that the information published by the hackers on hacking forums was, in fact, stolen data.

According to a Motherboard article, EA is probing a recent “instance of penetration” into their network. It says that the hackers stole “a limited amount of game source code and related tools.”

EA, on the other hand, states that the hackers did not access or steal any player data and that there is “no reason to assume there is any risk to player privacy.” Following the incident, EA has already taken the necessary security changes and does not anticipate any impact on the games or the business.

On underground web hacking forums, the hackers claimed to have “complete power of exploiting on all EA services.” The hackers claimed to have obtained the source code for FIFA 21, as well as the code for the game’s matchmaking system. They also claimed to have stolen source code and tools for the Frostbite engine, which powers a number of EA games, including Battlefield.

Furthermore, hackers were able to obtain proprietary EA frameworks and software development kits (SDKs). The codes used by EA to make game production easier and more streamlined were also stolen.

The information is now available on hacker forums for closed groups. To demonstrate the legitimacy of their loot, the hackers posted screenshots of the stolen EA data on these boards. However, none of the internal data was made public. It is apparent that the hackers are attempting to sell the data on the internet.

Hackers recently obtained the source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 from CD Projekt Red. Last year, Nintendo, a Japanese video game business, announced that over 160,000 user accounts had been stolen, with hackers stealing login IDs and passwords.