{"id":252310,"date":"2025-10-06T00:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2153789"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:36:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:36:43","slug":"hackers-reportedly-steal-fifa-21-and-frostbite-source-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hackers-reportedly-steal-fifa-21-and-frostbite-source-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Hackers reportedly steal FIFA 21 and Frostbite source code"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hackers-reportedly-steal-fifa-21-and-frostbite-source-code.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hackers have reportedly stolen the source code to FIFA 21 and game engine Frostbite.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/wx5xpx\/hackers-steal-data-electronic-arts-ea-fifa-source-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vice<\/a> reported the hackers claimed to have obtained 780GB of data and had put it up for sale.<\/p>\n<p>EA confirmed the breach in a statement that also insisted no player data had been stolen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-11-hackers-reportedly-steal-fifa-21-and-frostbite-source-code\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-06-11-hackers-reportedly-steal-fifa-21-and-frostbite-source-code\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hackers have reportedly stolen the source code to FIFA 21 and game engine Frostbite. 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