There is no official confirmation yet but, apparently, the ransomware group Rhysida he would strike with an attack Insomniac Games. The software house, founded in 1994 in Burbank, California, apparently suffered a massive data theft.
The company, once originally known as Xtreme Softwareis considered one of the pillars of the industry, with highly successful productions such as Spyro the Dragon (1998), Ratchet & Clank (2002) as well as the most recent series Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Among the leaked information would be some screenshots of Marvel’s Wolverine (title under development and likely to be released in 2025) and personal data regarding Peter Parker’s voice actor in Spider-Man 2, a very successful game from the development house. The stolen goods would also include scans of the passports of employees and other documents.
There is currently no other information available regarding how the breach actually occurred. According to what was reported by the newspaper Cyber DailyRhysida has already put the stolen data package up for auction, with a starting price of 50 bitcoin (about 2 million dollars).
Insomniac Games, screenshots of the highly anticipated Marvel’s Wolverine stolen
According to what was stated by Eurogamer, Sony is already aware of what happened and is carrying out an investigation to find out what really happened. In fact, since 2019, Insomniac Games has been acquired by the Japanese technology giant.
From this point of view, it is possible to say that 2023 is a black year for security at Sony, already the victim of a ransomware attack a couple of months ago. In that specific case, the action carried out by the RANSOMEDVC group had led to the theft of various personal data (including salaries) of the company’s employees. Not only that: the Japanese company is also among the many victims of the attack it involved MOVEit with all the associated inconveniences.
On the other hand, the gaming sector itself also seems to be increasingly targeted by cybercriminals: just yesterday the news circulated of the discovery of an exploit on Counter Strike 2.