Yesterday the massive data breach by Electronic Arts was announced (EA) which resulted in theft data about 780 GB containing the source code of FIFA 21 and Frostbite.
Although the code is not (yet) available on the web, the hackers have published screenshots from the stolen content as proof of ownership of the code. Today, a new report on Motherboard sheds more light on how the attack was carried out.
Hackers claim to have started by buying stolen cookies for $ 10 from the web. These cookies contained logins to an EA Employee Slack channel. They were used to give hackers access to a Slack channel, disguised as internal employees.
Then, once they had access to EA employees' Slack channel, they contacted IT Support to request multiple agent insignia, saying "I lost my phone at a party last night". The insignia were given and of course used to access the EA corporate network.
Once they entered the network, they discovered a service used by game developers.
They then created virtual machines on the server and gained access to the source code. Motherboard reports that a company spokesperson gave screenshots of Slack conversations and various other things to confirm how the hack was done.
In addition to the leaked source code, the hackers gained access to documents related to the PlayStation VR, AI in games, and more.
