Hackers reportedly used EA Games’ Slack to breach network, access source code

Hackers who reportedly stole valuable source code from games company Electronic Arts did so by first infiltrating the company’s Slack, a representative for a group claiming credit for the attack told Motherboard. For just $10, the hackers purchased a cookie that allowed them to infiltrate the $5 billion company’s Slack. They then posed as an employee to convince at IT administrator to grant them authentification to get into the company’s corporate network. The EA hack, first reported by Motherboard, included some game source code and related tools. No player data was accessed in the breach and the company does not expect the hack to impact its games, EA said in a statement. EA did not immediately respond to an email asking for verification of the hackers’ claims that they leveraged Slack to carry out the operation. The attack highlights the vulnerabilities created by workplace communication technologies, which have skyrocketed in […]

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Sensitive source codes exposed in Microsoft Azure Blob account leak

By Habiba Rashid
The research team at vpnMentor, who discovered the data, believes that it belongs to Microsoft. Here’s what was leaked and what we know so far.
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How to Prevent Copying of Device Source Code in Manufacturing

Suppose you are going to mass manufacture custom circuit boards and would like the manufacturer to upload the device firmware onto these boards before shipping them out. What are some security systems/methodologies/features you would put i… Continue reading How to Prevent Copying of Device Source Code in Manufacturing