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The attack resulted in attackers gaining access to 780 gigabytes of data, including the source code of the game engine Frostbite and tools for the development of soccer simulator FIFA 21, reports the TV channel.

According to cybersecurity expert Brett Callow, the source code developed by the company can now be copied by other developers.

Hacker-affected meat producer paid $11 million ransom

Speaking to CNN, the company said the hack posed no threat of a leak of user data. An investigation is underway, with Electronic Arts working with law enforcement officials and other experts.

At the end of May, hackers attacked the North American and Australian branches of JBS, a major meat producer. Because of this, all of the company’s beef processing plants in the United States suspended operations. In addition, JBS had to completely stop slaughtering cattle in Australia and cancel shifts at its Canadian plant, which processes up to 4,200 head of cattle a day. By June 4, all JBS plants had fully recovered from the cyberattack.

JBS said the attack was carried out by an organization that was “probably based in Russia.” Reuters quoted a source as saying that a hacker group called REvil was behind the attack. The FBI later confirmed this information.

Computer games maker Electronic Arts Inc. has decided to buy Glu Mobile Inc. for $2.1 billion, which specializes in developing games for smartphones. This was announced by Electronic Arts on its website.

Electronic Arts will pay $12.50 per share. Subject to approval from Glu Mobile and regulators, the company plans to close the deal in the second quarter of 2021. According to Electronic Arts, the deal could grow the company’s recurring monthly audience to more than 100 million mobile users.

Glu Mobile’s Web site says the boards of directors of both companies have already approved the deal. Glu Mobile’s board has also recommended that shareholders approve the deal. The company specifies that it expects the deal to close by June 30, 2021.

Glu Mobile was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco. The company developed Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design Home, Diner DASH Adventures, Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and MLB Tap Sports Baseball. The company employs 800 people, including 500 developers.

Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Redwood, California. The company owns such brands as EA SPORTS, FIFA, Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims, Madden NFL, Need for Speed, Titanfall and Plants vs. Zombies. The company had net revenues of $5.5 billion in 2020.

On Feb. 3, Bloomberg reported that Elecrtonic Arts shares were down 5%, reaching a price of $141.27 per paper. This happened after the quarterly financial statement of the company was released: its results didn’t meet expectations of analysts. At the same time, the company’s shares were growing during the previous three sessions.

Pre-orders for the computer game Cyberpunk 2077, which came out December 10, has 8 million people. The developer CD Projekt Red announced this on Twitter.

In Russia and other countries, the game was released on December 10, the game was released simultaneously on multiple platforms at midnight UTC, according to the company’s website.

Cyberpunk 2077 – a single-player role-playing game (Action / RPG) in the cyberpunk genre.

The game is set in the future, in a fictional American city of Knight City, where the main character – mercenary V – is looking for an “immortality chip. The game is a sequel to the board game Cyberpunk 2020.

The game features three story development scenarios that players can choose for themselves. Depending on the choice – Corpo, Nomad, or Street Kid – three different backstories can be seen. The chosen backstory will also affect some of the characteristics and behavior of the main character.

Deal valued at $7.5 billion, announced on the eve of the new Xbox

Microsoft Corp. has announced its intention to buy ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, one of the largest video game developers and publishers in the world.

In a statement, Microsoft said that ZeniMax Media will be bought for $7.5 billion.

For this amount, Microsoft will get the rights to popular Bethesda Softworks games, including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein and Dishonored. Microsoft will take control of id Software, Arkane, MachineGames and other studios involved in game development (they are all owned by Bethesda).

The announcement was made before the opening of trading at the exchange. The start of trading brought no significant changes: Microsoft shares are in a downward wave from the peak reached on September 2. At that time their value reached $232 per share.

Friday’s session on September 18 closed at $200.39. Monday opened at even lower levels – $196.98. At the beginning of trading the stock price went into slow growth, and as of 19:45 Moscow time the paper was trading near Friday’s closing level of $199.98 per share.