source code theft

EA Source Code Theft: A $10 Cookie That Beat MFA

Post author:Prabhu Kalyan Samal
Post published:June 11, 2021
Post category:Security Supply Chain Security

780 GB of Frostbite engine and FIFA code left EA through a purchased Slack cookie and one help-desk MFA reset. The breach that proved sessions, not passwords, are the modern front door.

CD Projekt Red Ransomware: The Source-Code Auction That Failed

Post author:Prabhu Kalyan Samal
Post published:February 25, 2021
Post category:Ransomware & Malware Security

HelloKitty ransomware encrypted CDPR's network and stole Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 source code — then auctioned it on a crime forum after the studio refused to pay. The incident file on IP extortion, auction economics, and the no-ransom playbook.