EA hacked: Battlefield 2042 maker hit by huge data breach

Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) has been hit by a major data breach that has allegedly seen hackers gain access to its corporate network and steal 780GB of source code, SDKs and other proprietary tools.

According to Vice, after the hackers broke into the company’s network, they took to underground hacking forums where they posted messages detailing the kinds of data they were able to steal from EA.

In their forum posts, the hackers claimed they were able to obtain the source code for FIFA 21 and the code for the game’s matchmaking server.

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