The hackers who breached Marvel’s Spider-Man developer Insomniac and threatened to release confidential data unless paid 50 BTC, or around $2 million, within seven days have made good on their threat after Sony reportedly refused to meet their demands.
According to Cyber Daily, the ransomware group released 1.67 terabytes of data, made up of more than 1.3 million files, which contain a variety of videos and images showing upcoming game Marvel’s Wolverine, personal staff information, and even a contract signed by both Marvel and Sony for future projects.
Videos showing early Wolverine footage and unannounced characters are now online, as is the game’s cast, a list of locations, and a target release date. Insomniac’s release slate up to the end of 2033 is also listed alongside estimated development budgets.
When news of the data breach first emerged, Sony issued a statement saying it had launched an investigation, and confirmed no other Sony divisions were affected. Neither it nor Insomniac have commented on this latest publication of the material.
Cyber Daily published a statement attributed to a Rhysida spokesperson: “Yes, we knew who we were attacking. We knew that developers making games like this would be an easy target. We were able to get the domain administrator within 20–25 minutes of hacking the network. Sony has launched an investigation, but it would be better in the backyard.” Apparently the Rhysida spokesperson said money was the only motive for the attack.
Cyber attacks are of increasing concern to tech companies, with the video game industry suffering a number of breaches in recent years. In 2020, Capcom suffered a devastating data breach that revealed a number of unannounced games, including Dragon's Dogma 2 and Street Fighter 6. International law enforcement finally apprehended the ransomware group responsible in October.
Last year, dozens of video files related to GTA 6 were stolen and leaked online. One of the accused hackers, Arion Kurtaj, of the Lapsus$ group, was convicted of 12 different offenses following a seven-week trial in August.
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