EA Hacker Ordered to Post $750,000 Bail in Cryptocurrency

A man who stands accused of illegally accessing the secure network of well-known gaming company Electronic Arts (EA) was arrested in San Francisco National Airport on Aug. 8 attempting to board a flight to Serbia. EA is responsible for games like FIFA, Battlefield, and Star Wars Battlefront and manages assets in excess of $8.5 billion.

Martin Marsich, 25, made an initial appearance in court on Aug. 9 over a criminal complaint charging him with crimes related to the illegal intrusion of the computer network, according to U.S. Attorney Alex G. Tse and FBI Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.

Marisch was last known to live in Italy and has both Serbian and Italian citizenship. An FBI affidavit read out in court stated that a Bay area video game company learned that they had been hacked and that the intruder had gained access to 25,000 accounts that allow customers to purchase items for use in video games. According to the Daily Post, that company was Electronic…