EA deny FIFA 21 Web App exploit gave users free players & FUT coins EA SportsIn the latest controversy surrounding FIFA 21, a mistake has granted players admin access in the Web App, reportedly giving them access to free Ultimate Team players and coins. EA has denied the claims, stating the glitch didn\u2019t \u201cmake permanent changes.\u201d It has been a chaotic series of weeks in the FIFA 21 world. From the EA Gate scandal revealing a black market of players being sold by EA employees, to random 500k packs being sent to players indiscriminately, more drama was the last thing they needed. However, it came on March 17 in the form of a Web App exploit. Players reportedly said they could break the system to give themselves free FUT coins and Ultimate Team players by using admin access to the App. EA deny FIFA 21 Web App exploit \u201cmade permanent changes\u201d to FUT EA has denied player reports the Web App exploit gave players the ability to get free coins, or sign some of the best Ultimate Team players on the market. \u201cEarlier today an issue surfaced during a regular update to our Web App. This ended up causing debug menu tools, that are used for internal testing and development, to be visible to players. The issue was quickly recognized and has since been fixed,\u201d they said on March 17. Earlier today an issue surfaced during a regular update to our Web App. This ended up causing debug menu tools, that are used for internal testing and development, to be visible to players. The issue was quickly recognized and has since been fixed. (1\/3) \u2014 EA SPORTS FC Direct Communication (@EASFCDirect) March 18, 2021 \u201cThough the tools were visible, players couldn\u2019t use them to add content or make permanent changes to their own or anyone else\u2019s accounts. \u201cTo be clear, no one was able to receive in-game benefits from this issue, despite some claims we\u2019ve seen online.\u201d EA has announced they\u2019ll be answering the community\u2019s concerns in a follow-up thread in the coming days. They \u201cwant everyone to have clarity on this.\u201d Players report Web App exploit As shared on Reddit by u\/Lqurens, players have been messing around with the admin access and trying out a variety of things. For Lqurens, that test of admin power came with a simple aim: to block access to transfers. For others, an array of things have been tested. Some have tried gifting themselves Prime ICON Moments Ronaldo, some have simply tested gifting themselves some packs \u2014 all have met different degrees of success. Even renowned FUT streamer, RuntheFUTMarket, got in on the action by showcasing the backend of the EA Sports title while streaming live on Twitch. In general, it appears that this bizarre situation has simply raised more questions for the FIFA community. A sharp point of emphasis for fans of the game has been how much control the admins actually have, which players are surprised by given the amount of time it takes to resolve issues. Additionally, some players in the Reddit comments have keyed in on this issue as emblematic of a wider one \u2014 noting that this represents general carelessness toward the popular title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
EA deny FIFA 21 Web App exploit gave users free players & FUT coins EA SportsIn the latest controversy surrounding FIFA 21, a mistake has granted players admin access in the Web App, reportedly giving them access to free Ultimate Team players and coins. EA has denied the claims, stating the glitch didn\u2019t \u201cmake permanent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68186\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}