Battlefield Publisher EA Says Investigating Recent Data Breach, Says Some Game Source Code Stolen

Electronic Arts is investigating a recent data breach, where some of its game source code and related tools were stolen, the videogame publisher said on Thursday, becoming the latest victim of a spate of cyberattacks on US companies.

Vice's Motherboard earlier reported that hackers had stolen a wealth of data, including source codes for popular title FIFA 21 and source code and tools for Frostbite engine, a software development toolset for game creators.

Overall, hackers stole about 780GB of data and also advertised it for sale on several underground hacking forum posts, according to the report.

"No player data was accessed, and we have no reason to believe there is any risk to player privacy," EA said in a statement.

The breach comes on the heels of high-profile cyberattacks on Meatpacker JBS USA and Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States.