Several FIFA team members saw their personal Twitter accounts hacked this week as part of “targeted attacks”, EA has said.
On Monday, FIFA community staff tweeted messages in support of a high-profile and outspoken critic of EA Sports who was recently permanently banned from official tournaments for toxic behaviour.
The Twitter accounts of those EA staff members affected have now been deleted, EA told Eurogamer.
In a statement issued to Eurogamer, EA said: “On Monday several EA Sports FIFA team members were made aware that their personal social media channels were compromised following targeted attacks on their accounts. Employee safety is our first priority, so several staff have suspended or deactivated their channels.”