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EA also said that it was ‘actively working with law enforcement officials and other experts as part of [an] ongoing criminal investigation.’

According to Vice, hackers have been boasting online about the attack via underground internet forums, with one post saying they ‘have full capability of exploiting on all EA services.’

Furthermore, they reported, the hackers have been advertising the stolen software for sale across various Dark web market links web forums.

‘Anytime source code gets leaked, it’s not good,’ said cloud security architect Stuart Green of Isreal-based Check Point Software.

‘With such precious information in their hands, hackers can easily see the inner workings of a game, exploit security gaps and even reverse-engineer games for malicious purposes,’ he continued.

‘These malicious activities can scale if hackers proceed to sell their theft.’

‘Reports are out that the source code in the EA Games data leak is already being advertised on the darknet market, which is not surprising as hackers are usually quick to monetise what they steal.’

‘Selling such proprietary information, like source code from EA Games, can net someone big money on the darknet market.’

The news follows a wave of high-profile cyberattacks in recent months. 

These have included several ransomware attacks on industrial firms and health care facilities — as well as and breaches of government and dark darknet market link non-profit networks  which experts have attributed to espionage efforts.

The attack on EA comes as major video game makers are on the brink of participating in the annual , which is running from June 12-15 this year and is being held virtually due to the pandemic.