EA putting 'a lot of resources' toward preventing another 'FIFA hack' season
"We learned a lot from the experience. A lot of companies are suffering from this right now. There's a lot of sophisticated hacking happening in the gaming industry and it's a continuous battle," EA Games president Frank Gibeau told us during Gamescom. "We take it very seriously, put a lot of resources on it. The learning from the FIFA example last year has been incorporated this year. There's some incremental and additional things. I don't want to get too detailed because I don't want to tip our hand. Rest assured, we take it very seriously."
Gibeau said that EA did hire someone from Microsoft to add layers of security precautions and other anti-hack methods inside the publisher's products.
"You're never going to win this battle," said Gibeau, recognizing the company can only go so far. "The moment you declare victory, somebody will walk in and show you didn't. So you have to continuously stay on top of it and, most importantly, keep account integrity the first and foremost issue."
So, should consumers feel more confident this year that they won't be hacked?
"I hope that they do, and I think our performance will have to make them feel that way." He concluded, "We can promise it, but we have to actually show it."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/ea-putting-a-lot-of-resources-to-prevent-another-fifa-hack-s/#comments
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PeetzuhPosted:
Emazing-LightsAmp_That sucks for you Ra_zz and for Amp_ you should really consider playing FIFA as to me is the best sport game.Ra_zzM60Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
i was in the Fifa Hack
That sucks dude, I never play fifa. :/
Yeah, I think FIFA is the best sport game too.
EmazedPosted:
Amp_That sucks for you Ra_zz and for Amp_ you should really consider playing FIFA as to me is the best sport game.Ra_zzM60Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
i was in the Fifa Hack
That sucks dude, I never play fifa. :/
MoanPosted:
Ra_zzM60Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
i was in the Fifa Hack
That sucks dude, I never play fifa. :/
CearnsyPosted:
Ra_zzM60Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
i was in the Fifa Hack
Yeah so was i but luckily i didn't have any details on my account
Ra_zzPosted:
M60Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
i was in the Fifa Hack
PeetzuhPosted:
FyveHolla Thnk god, hope THE FIFA HACK wont happen agen
Yes, it will most likely happen again..
CearnsyPosted:
Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Peoples teams and accounts got hacked and they spent credit card money on packs
AuraPosted:
Toque What was the FIFA Hack? It seemed pretty crazy!!
Many accounts got hacked/stolen. The hackers bought Microsoft Points with credit cards thsat were already on the stolen accounts. Then the bought FIFA UT packs with those Microsoft Points and transfered the players etc. to their Account.
That's the reason why EA deactived the option to buy FIFA UT packs with MSP.
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