The hackers who broke into Insomniac, the makers of Marvel's Spider-Man, demanded $2 million (50 BTC) within seven days. When Sony didn't meet their demand, the hackers went ahead and released a mammoth amount of their confidential data, which includes major future games.
So Insomniac just had a BIG data breach
— Player 2 (@Player2_Gaming) December 19, 2023
Revealing these upcoming titles
- Venom (2025)
- Wolverine (2026)
- Spider-Man 3 (2028)
- New Ratchet & Clank (2029)
- X-Men (2030)
As well as as a Gameplay LEAK of Wolverine 👇#InsomniacGames #Wolverine
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Reportedly, the ransomware group Rhysida leaked a substantial 1.67 terabytes of internal data, comprising over 1.3 million files extracted from Insomniac, the studio owned by Sony, recognized for games like Marvel's Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.
According to Cyber Daily's report, the hackers demanded a $2 million ransom from Sony for the data, claiming responsibility for the recent attack. Following Sony's failure to meet their demands within a week, they proceeded to share the data online.
This cyberattack trend has affected various game studios like CD Projekt, Bandai Namco, and Riot Games. Lapsus$ also breached Grand Theft Auto VI, releasing its footage online.
Such security breaches are a cause for concern, as numerous developers have reported similar incidents.
Here’s official report of the Insomniac Hacker Leak
— Player 2 (@Player2_Gaming) December 19, 2023
- Ransomware Group Rhysida did it
- They asked Sony for $2Mil or they were going to leak a Million Files
- Sony said “No you won’t”
- Hackers sed “Hold my Beer”
Now 👇#Insomniac #InsomniacGames
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Venom: Lethal Protector Title Overview (leaked) #InsomniacGames pic.twitter.com/kfglyOihVd
— Matrix Industry (@matrix_industry) December 19, 2023
Leaked Gameplay footage of the New Wolverine Game pic.twitter.com/JC5UW5luqC
— O.T.G (@365OTG) December 19, 2023
⚡The leaked documents also revealed that #SpiderMan 3 will have Part I and Part II and will be released for the holidays in 2027 and 2028, presumably already being a #PS6 exclusive 👀#Marvel #SpiderMan2PS5 pic.twitter.com/M9o2vdDg86
— DEN (@SparKDeny) December 19, 2023
The Insomniac leak revealed that a Marvel 'X-MEN' video game is in works with a 2030 release date. pic.twitter.com/BP1vwG9A5q
— X-Men Updates (@XMenUpdate) December 19, 2023