Origin hack warning.

[PP Mguire]

Hackers can execute malicious code on to your machine via Origin as soon as a game launches automatically. Article dated today, so I'm assuming a majority of people here might not know about it.

Bug in EA's Origin game platform allows attackers to hijack player PCs | Ars Technica

 

[Dauntae]

I'm surprised its taken as long as it has before this started on origin, Much like steam gets attacks but steam seems to keep up on the updates and fixes, Origin not so much. Only game I have on Origin is BF3 and haven't played in ages.

Dauntae

 

[PP Mguire]

I think they already fixed it. Been looking for updates on it. Origin had an update yesterday so I assume they did fix it.

 

[swibit]

Don't origin games bought on steam still need to go through origin? So I wonder if these hacks work if you've gone through the steam client to the origin game

 

[Dauntae]

I didn't think you could buy them on steam, I know BF3 isn't there but don't know about the older games.

 

[PP Mguire]

Older EA games you can still get on Steam and are run through Steam. Newer EA games are run through Origin.