After more than a week hacker attacked Sony’s PlayStation studio Insomniac Games acquires and He then reveals a vast treasure. In an attempt to stop the leak of confidential and sensitive information after demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin, Insomniac issued a public statement on Friday about the “extremely distressing” ransom attack.
“We are both saddened and outraged by the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it has taken on our development team.”, Insomniac Games shared on twitter (aka X).
“We are working quickly to determine what data has been affected. “This experience has been extremely painful for us,” the studio added.
Insomniac has confirmed that sensitive current and former employee and contractor data was released as part of a cyberattack, revealing details about its upcoming Wolverine game based on the Marvel superhero.
Insomniac said it would not be making any announcements related to the Wolverine game due to the information leaks caused by the attack.
“Like Logan… Insomniac is resilient,” the studio said, referring to the game’s clawed superhero protagonist. “Marvel’s Wolverine continues as planned. The game is in early production and, as with all of our plans, will evolve significantly throughout development.”
Last week Sony said: eurogamer Although they were aware of the attack, they did not believe other departments were affected.
A group of hackers known as Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded about $2 million worth of Bitcoin as ransom within seven days before publishing the stolen data online.
It appears that Sony and Insomniac did not pay the ransom, as the data has since been leaked. About 2% of Insomniac’s data was reportedly sold to unknown buyers, while the remaining 98% was made available to the public. Cyber Daily report. The outlet reportedly also contacted Rhysida, who said their only motivation was money.
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