Fallout of EA source code breach could be severe, cybersecurity experts say

Potential buyers could be interested in using the source code to game the game to make millions, perhaps sounding EA's death knell in the process. The news that games giant Electronic Arts was hacked and the source code and software development kits to many popular games like FIFA 21 and 22 as well as the source code to Frostbite, the games engine that powers many of popular titles such as Madden, Need for Speed and Battlefield, has spread like wildfire in the past 24 hours. In all, the hackers claim to have pilfered 780GB of EA's proprietary data.