Pro-player JREXX told ProPrivacy.com that there was “still no word from EA and I’m getting constant texts from EA verification” after he tweeted out a screenshot:
It’s a bad look for EA, and it looks like it may be connected directly to the EA Sports website. That’s according to ProPrivacy.com’s Digital Privacy Expert Ray Walsh, who also said:
“At the moment the scale of the data breach is unknown. However, it’s like there is the potential for the exposed data to be used for targeted phishing attempts on those affected.
“Consumers are advised to contact EA and to wait for advice to be issued by the firm. It is unclear at this time whether updating the password for your account will help, but users are advised to do so as a precaution, as well as keeping an eye on any bank accounts that may be linked to their player IDs.”
EA Sports’ FIFA Twitter page confirmed an issue too:
The sign-ip page to the event has been taken down, but go and change your password if you think you might have been affected.
Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
