EA's Origin Leaves Gamers Vulnerable to Hackers
The ReVuln team gave a presentation last week at the Black Hat security conference in Amsterdam. Apparently, getting someone to click on an "origin://" prefixed link is all it takes, as the Origin client then downloads a dynamic link library file to the victim's computer. The ReVuln team has also released a paper, detailing the exploit, which mentions a similar vulnerability discovered in Valve's Steam platform last year.
Speaking to Ars Technica, Electronic Arts says the company is aware of the issue, and seems to be addressing the problem in some manner.
"Our team is constantly investigating hypotheticals like this one as we continually update our security infrastructure", said an EA spokesperson.
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Source: http://au.ign.com/articles/2013/03/19/eas-origin-has-an-exploit-leaving-gamers-vulnerable-to-hackers
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DLTPosted:
GowJViceTeh i really hope they fix this soon :D
Im sure it will be, they are usually fast on this stuff.
yeah i hope so too
They will want to fix this fast. This will give them a very very bad name if millions of people are infected because they don't fix it quickly.
LosersPosted:
ViceTeh i really hope they fix this soon :D
Im sure it will be, they are usually fast on this stuff.
yeah i hope so too
Kyle0701Posted:
SoulfulViceTeh i really hope they fix this soon :D
Im sure it will be, they are usually fast on this stuff.
If it's a big issue they fix it fast.
Not necessarily ea is pretty slow lol
ToesPosted:
Teh i really hope they fix this soon :D
Im sure it will be, they are usually fast on this stuff.
NotedPosted:
YikesViceYikesViceYikesPoi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just fast that they haven't yet
Poi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just crazy that they haven't yet.
I am sure they will, people have been talking about it for a while, it can't be ignored
It isnt really like them honestly.
Yeah, I just don't understand this..
It should be dealt with soon.
Yeah, I hope it is..
ToesPosted:
YikesViceYikesPoi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just fast that they haven't yet
Poi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just crazy that they haven't yet.
It isnt really like them honestly.
Yeah, I just don't understand this..
It should be dealt with soon.
ToesPosted:
YikesPoi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just fast that they haven't yet
Poi_Jr Origin should have this fix really soon.
Ikr, it's just crazy that they haven't yet.
It isnt really like them honestly.
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