Deactivated Ubisoft game keys were bought from EA's Origin using stolen credit cards — eurogamer.net

Earlier this week Ubisoft caused a stir when it deactivated a number of keys for its games, such as open-world first-person shooter Far Cry 4, without telling players first. The move meant many found some games had disappeared from their Uplay libraries - and they were quick to express their anger on the Ubisoft forum. At the time Ubisoft said it had targeted keys fraudulently obtained and resold. Now, it's added to that statement, saying the deactivated keys were bought from EA's Origin platform using stolen credit cards. In fact, it was EA who notified Ubisoft of the situation.

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