EA confirms FIFA Ultimate Team trader accounts hacked
- Electronic Arts (EA) has confirmed several FIFA Ultimate Team trader accounts have been hacked using phishing techniques.
- Several high-profile traders had their accounts hacked and cleared of FIFA points and coins worth thousands.
- EA has released a statement, confirming that individuals were able to exploit human error within their customer experience team and bypass two-factor authentication to gain access.
- EA is implementing additional training for advisers, more steps for account ownership verification process, and updating customer experience software.
- Full story, here.
YouTube is a major conduit of fake news
- According to a global coalition of factchecking organisations, YouTube is a major conduit of online disinformation and misinformation worldwide.
- The coalition claims that YouTube is not doing enough to tackle the spread of falsehoods on its platform.
- A letter signed by more than 80 groups including Full Fact in the UK reports that the platform is hosting content by groups which spread COVID-19 misinformation.
- For more information on misinformation, check out our blog post.
- Full story, here.
Among Us VR release date is rumoured
- Among Us VR was announced in December 2021.
- The game has players assume the role of crewmates to do tasks or the role of secret imposter, aiming to eliminate the crewmates.
- Recent rumours suggest that the VR adaptation of the popular game will come in 2022.
- There is no official release date confirmed by developer Innersloth just yet.
- For more information on Among Us, check out our blog post.
- Full story, here.