Just shortly before Summer Games Fest began, Electronic Arts confirmed to a reporter at Vice that the company had been recently hacked, with an unidentified person or group stealing about 780GB of data from the publisher. The hacker responsible then took to a webforum, listing the contents of the data breach for sale, including the source code for FIFA 21, FIFA 22's debug tools, the entire source code for EA's Frostbite engine, certain private SDK and API keys, and more.

We sell the FIFA 21 full src code and tools

debug tools, SDK And api keys
FIFA 21 matchmaking server
FIFA 22 api keys and some SDK & debugging tools
FrostBite src code & debug tools
Many proprietary EA games frameworks & SDKs
XBOX & SONY private SDK & api key
XB PS & EA pfx & crt with key (currently used)

You have full capability of exploiting on all ea services

Total dump = 780 GB

The breach apparently took place on June 6th, and utilized some form of "intrusion into [EA's| network". According to them, no data related to their customers or players was accessed or is at risk. They're also currently working with the Presque Isle Police Department in order to find out the person responsible. This is the continuation of a streak of data breaches affecting major game publishers, with Nintendo, Capcom, and most recently, CD Projekt Red all falling victim to them.

An amount of game source code and related tools were stolen. No player data was accessed, and we have no reason to believe there is any risk to player privacy. Following the incident, we’ve already made security improvements and do not expect an impact on our games or our business. We are actively working with law enforcement officials and other experts as part of this ongoing criminal investigation.

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[Lightyose]

EA...

Spoiler: I discovered the meaning of EA!

Endless Ache (pain).

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

FIFA 21 source code eh?

You mean FIFA 15-21 source? lololololololol


Anyways, only thing remotely interesting are the console keys, and I don't think we'll see much from that really sooo...meh?

 

[hamohamo]

My house was burned down. My mother just died of a heart attack. Brother was put in prison for mudering my uncle. Girlfriend cheated on me with my best friend. I'm very happy after hearing this news.

 

[Xzi]

My house was burned down. My mother just died of a heart attack. Brother was put in prison for mudering my uncle. Girlfriend cheated on me with my best friend. I'm very happy after hearing this news.

At least your dad still works at Nintendo though, right?

 

[Prior22]

Maybe it’s revenge from Nintendo gamers for not putting key franchises on their console. Seriously give the Big N some love.

 

[ZeroFX]

nice, hope it gets released

 

[xdarkx]

They should sell it back to EA piece by piece as DLC.

No, they should sell the pieces as lootbox where the content is random (ie. they may get some duplicate).

 

[SkittleDash]

I can't help but smile at this. Isn't karma a bitch.

 

[Esdeath]

Don't worry, that is just surprise ownership

 

[hamohamo]

At least your dad still works at Nintendo though, right?

My dad is Reggie. He quit Nintendo years ago.

 

[AkiraKurusu]

 

[diggeloid]

This is pretty much useless to anyone except hack developers for Fifa. It's not like Ubisoft is going to make a game with the Frostbite engine if they buy the source code from this hacker lol. It's going to suck for Fifa players and EA's service/support teams, but otherwise this doesn't seem like a big deal.

Maybe if someone leaks the Madden source code, someone will port it to the Soulja Boy console and Snoop Dogg will finally get his wish.

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Guess we'll find out how FUT odds really work won't we..

 

[Vila_]

Can't wait for someone to leak the leak so I can take a look

 

[LeyendaV]

Well, guess it's time to prepare Download Manager once more.

 

[ChibiMofo]

With that said, if such a transaction was to take place and the word got out, it'd be the death knell to any company, so chances are that if anyone's going to buy it, it'll be EA themselves.

There is zero chance that a legitimate company would purchase this. Not non-zero, zero.
EA is absolutely not going to purchase it's own source code. That would be idiotic beyond human understanding, even by EA's degraded standards. I mean if the hackers could promise EA (without their fingers crossed behind their back) that it really was the only copy...

 

[Delerious]

Don't worry, that is just surprise ownership

It's not stealing. It's surprise giving! *ba-dum*

 

[guily6669]

Most interesting thing ever. If those were even put to good use would be like having a hacked console 4 Christmas

FROSTBITE, However we are closer to have Unreal Engine 5 which their nanite looks beyond amazing too.

EDIT: Now that we finally have BF3 modding support, latest Frostbite would just be a massive upgrade, I wonder is if EA would care if someone make an actual good free game with the community on the latest Frostbite called (Battlefield the true experience EA can't make)

 

[Deleted User]

if the source code for fifa has all of the loot box information in it this has the potential to absolutely destroy EA's golden goose, since someone could easily go to the press and reveal how terrible the odds actually are

 

[xs4all]

Damn, that is a lot GB's downloaded, hmmm, surely the junior desktop support guy within EA is monitoring internet traffic?