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Electronic Arts blocks more than 300,000 attempts to cheat after launching Battlefield 6 beta


Soon after the launch of first-person shooter Battlefield 6, cheaters flooded the games, forcing Electronic Arts to respond.

From a non-work device and network, you can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, or via Telegram and Keybase @lorenzofb, or email. An Electronic Arts spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company has no updated information on the numbers of players who were banned. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai is a Senior Writer at TechCrunch, where he covers hacking, cybersecurity, surveillance, and privacy.

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