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Insomniac Games ransomware attack leaks employee and unreleased game data

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Insomniac Games was hit by a ransomware attack in 2023, leaking employees' personal information and unreleased game materials including Wolverine. The attack group Rhysida demanded $2 million in exchange for not publishing the information, after which around 1TB of game information and other data was leaked. Sony launched an investigation, and Insomniac Games said it would continue developing Wolverine, then notified affected employees and took steps to reduce the risk of a recurrence.

Key facts

Affected organisation
Insomniac Games
Incident type
Ransomware
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Around 1TB of data including game information, plus employees' personal information
Cause / method
Ransomware attack and data publication threat by the Rhysida group
Location
United States

Timeline

  1. The hacking of Insomniac Games and threats to publish personal information and game materials came to light.
  2. Sony launched an investigation into the hack involving the leak of employees' personal information and Wolverine materials.
  3. It was reported that the Rhysida group had demanded $2 million in exchange for not publishing confidential information.
  4. The leak of around 1TB of data including game information came to light.
  5. Insomniac Games said it would continue developing Wolverine as planned despite the leak.
  6. Insomniac Games said it had contacted affected employees and taken steps to reduce the risk of a recurrence.

64 related reports

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