EA Hackers Allegedly Releasing Stolen Company Data To Get Ransom Payout

The hackers who stole 780 GB of EA data are allegedly posting it online to force the company to pay an undisclosed ransom, according to a Motherboard report.

It's unclear where the hackers are sharing this stolen data, but Motherboard reports that 1.3 GB of the 780 GB total has already been released. This compressed cache allegedly contains information on EA tools and the company's Origin store. The hackers are attempting to extort the company.

"Few week ago we send email for ransome [sic] to EA but we dont get any response so we will posting the src [source]," the hackers wrote in a post online. "If they dont contact us or dont pay us we will keep posting it [sic]."

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