In EA FC 24 hackers have managed to log into the accounts of well-known Twitch streamers and cause damage. The content creators complain in their statement videos about the loss of their players and several million coins in Ultimate Team.
Who is affected? The latest victims of hacker attacks are the two well-known German streamers “MckyTV” and “IamTabak”. While MckyTV is known for his pack openings, IamTabak has developed into one of the best traders worldwide and regularly provides his viewers with market analyses and trading tips to earn many coins.
Their wealth in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team has seemingly become their downfall. They are by no means the first to fall victim to hacker attacks in recent years.
In the following clip, you can see how IamTabak feels about the situation surrounding his hacked account.
After Hacker Attack: Streamer “broken” and “in free fall”
What consequences did the hacking attack have for IamTabak? IamTabak explains in his statement on YouTube in detail the impacts and consequences of the hacking attack. All tradable players, namely cards that can be traded for coins on the transfer market, have been completely removed from the club.
As a result, the trading expert already had to accept a loss of around 11 million coins, as he owned strong icons like Franck Ribéry or Patrick Vieira.
But that’s not all.
In addition, all coins were also removed from the account balance. For the streamer, this meant, according to his own statements, a loss of 17 million coins.
All in all, the affected party lost a total of around 28 million coins. This corresponds to more than three times the price of the most expensive player on the transfer market (Icon Ronaldo costs around 8 million coins). Many players haven’t even earned that many coins throughout their entire FIFA career.
In the video, he summarizes his state of mind as broken, which is why he reacts so emotionally. Resigned, his fellow sufferer MckyTV, who faced the same fate, shows himself.
You can see his statement in the following TikTok.
@auf_unkorrekt Mcky talks about his hacked EAFC account 🥺😐 #mcky #mckytv #eafc #eafc24 #football #football #account #hack #stream #streamer #haha #viral #foryou #foryou #fy #fyy #fyp #fypシ #foryoupage #foryoupage ♬ Original tone – auf_unkorrekt
How did MckyTV react to the hack? MckyTV seems to have made peace with his current account EA FC 24 after the hacking attack. In contrast to the incident with IamTabak, MckyTV apparently even witnessed the theft.
After noticing the loss of some players early in the morning, he contacted EA Support. Unfortunately for the streamer, he discovered upon his next login that, like IamTabak, he had lost everything.
Consequently, he applied for a new account, as he no longer trusts the security measures of his previous account.
In both incidents, parallels can be drawn. Why exactly people who are well-known in the public eye are popular targets for hacking attacks, you can read below.
Ultimate Team: Top 100 Trader Ranking as Blacklist for Hackers
What is the Top 100 Trader Ranking? In Ultimate Team, you can compare your transfer income, teams, or club value with that of other players. The comparison is not only valid for your friends but for players from around the world.
The transfer revenues are thus prestigious for traders worldwide. The biggest streamers compete for a place among the top 100 traders.
This list also included IamTabak and is probably why he was specifically targeted by the hackers. In the past, other ranked major streamers like Trymacs, GamerBrother, Smexy, or EliasN97 have also fallen into the sights of criminals and were robbed of their coins and players.
Why are especially the Top 100 Traders at risk? Since these traders have been able to generate the most transfer income, one can assume that the hackers see a lot of coins and thus, in the literal sense, the big money for themselves. The stolen coins and coins are likely to be resold on an illegal market for real money.
For comparison: The price for 5 million coins is around €750 on a site that offers the illicit coin business for real money (via www.mmoga.de).
Apparently, even the best security measures, such as two-factor authentication, do not help against a targeted attack. The two affected individuals affirm in their videos that they have done everything possible to set up the highest possible security for their account.
How hackers continue to gain access to accounts despite these measures is currently unknown. It can be assumed that as long as this security gap exists, the theft of coins will continue.
For the affected streamers, the same applies as for any regular player who has been hacked: They need to contact customer service and wait for EA Sports to process their case.
Our tips for fewer goals conceded in EA FC 24 may not protect against hacking attacks, but they guarantee against defeats.
