Insomniac hit by cyber attack, Marvel games like Wolverine and Spider-Man 3 leaked

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.

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.