Activision 發言人 Joseph Christinat 後來也發表了以下聲明: “The security of our data is paramount, and we have comprehensive information security protocols in place to ensure its confidentiality. On December 4, 2022, our information security team swiftly addressed an SMS phishing attempt and quickly resolved it. Following a thorough investigation, we determined that no sensitive employee data, game code, or player data was accessed.”
但駭客並沒有因此放棄,大約20分鐘後,他直接撥打電話給Coinbase的員工,並聲稱自己來自Coinbase公司的 IT 部門,需要他的幫助,一開始這名員工因為相信他而登入了公司的系統,還按照駭客的指示進行操作,直到後來對話越來越讓員工覺得可疑,而且這一系列的動作更是讓Coinbase的電腦事件安全應變團隊(CSIRT)發現並通知,員工才發現自己上了當。