In June, hackers managed to steal 780 GB of data from Electronic Arts publisher for internal use. The cybercriminals carried out their crime through the IT support of the company, which they managed to deceive. And they recently published all EA files on the web. The hackers did so after a failed attempt to blackmail the company.
According to The Record portal , initially the attackers wanted to sell the extracted data for $ 28 million, but could not find a buyer. Then they demanded money from Electronic Arts, and in order to confirm their intentions, the hackers leaked a 1.3 GB fragment of the FIFA 21 source code to the Network. EA decided not to make contact, and the attackers published all 780 GB of data on the Internet. At least, this is stated on the underground forum, where The Record got access. The journalists also got screenshots with folders and documents that relate to the source code of FIFA 21.
Recall: the list of data stolen from Electronic Arts turned out to be quite extensive. It includes not only the football simulator files, but also the source code for the Frostbite engine, development kits and proprietary frameworks for producing complex systems created by EA.
In a commentary on the data leak, the publishing house once again confirmed that the incident did not touch the personal information of users.
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