Hacks in the industry do not stop and now Insomniac Games was the victim of an attack. The PlayStation studio was targeted by a group called Rhysida, which attacked its systems with ransomware to steal information and, subsequently, demand payment or sell it to the highest bidder. Among the stolen data is material from Marvel's Wolverine, the company's next big game.
Hackers steal data from Insomniac Games and Marvel's Wolverine
According to the details, Rhysida made public certain information to prove that it had hacked Insomniac Games' systems. Specifically, the hacking group published personal information of various employees and former employees of the studio.
The attackers revealed personal documents of various people, including those of Yuri Lowenthal, voice of Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. In addition, they released some concept images of Marvel's Wolverine, the studio's current project that will arrive exclusively on PS5.
As usually happens in this type of attacks, hackers steal the information to later negotiate with those affected. Rhysid stated that it will give Insomniac Games 7 days to pay an undisclosed amount for now.
At the same time, the group is preparing an auction to sell all the stolen information to the highest bidder. Their goal is to obtain at least $2 million in Bitcoin. At the time of writing, neither Insomniac Games nor PlayStation have commented on the hack.
Companies that have been victims of similar attacks have refused to negotiate with the attackers, who ultimately release the information publicly. It is unclear how much material about the studio's future games is in the hands of the hackers, but everything suggests that there will be leaks in the coming days.
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