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Re:EA got hacked and games source code leaked including new ... by silviot on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:10AM (#27470938)
> In summary, just because they were "hacked" does not mean they are not taking security seriously.

To some extent though it does mean they were not taking security seriously _enough_. In your example, they misjudged whether they needed a guard or not.

[EDIT] Actually, I realized it's not about taking it seriously, but executing it efficiently.

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Re:EA got hacked and games source code leaked including new ... by sabas123 on Friday June 11, 2021 @07:38AM (#27471928)
Even so, they could have defended perfectly against a threat model, which might have been completely reasonable. But it might have been pure bad luck. Although I don't know any of the details.
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