Major vulnerability found in EA's Origin gaming client

Researchers at Check Point working with CyberInt have uncovered a chain of vulnerabilities in the Origin gaming client developed by Electronic Arts (EA). If exploited, the vulnerabilities could have led to player account takeover and identity theft. Researchers have responsibly disclosed the vulnerabilities to EA, in accordance with coordinated vulnerability disclosure practices, to fix the vulnerabilities and roll out an update before threat actors could exploit the flaw. "Protecting our players is our priority," says Adrian Stone, senior director, game and platform security at Electronic Arts. "As a result of the report from CyberInt and Check Point, we engaged our… [Continue Reading]