Tech giant Sony has confirmed that a ransomware attack was launched on Insomniac Games, creator of the Game of the Year nominee Spider-Man 2, this week.
Sony reported that they are now "currently investigating this situation." It remains uncertain how much data the hackers were able to collect from the game publisher.
However, Sony said they "have no reason to believe" that the ransomware attack affected other Sony divisions.
Insomniac Games Get Caught in a Ransomware Attack
Reports of a ransomware attack on Insomniac Games began last Monday after the hackers posted their exploits on their leak site.
Hacker group Rhysida threatened Insomniac and Sony that it would publish all hacked data, including early details for the upcoming Wolverine game if the game publisher would not pay $2 million within seven days.
The group has since posted its proof-of-hack documents that contain internal emails, files, and employee data, CyberDaily reported.
Reports indicate that some data stolen includes personal documents from Spider-Man/Peter Parker voice actor Yuri Lowenthal. Lowenthal is yet to respond to the incident.
Rhysida is the same group responsible for a ransomware attack in The British Library last October that caused a week-long technology outage in one of the world's largest libraries.
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More Internal Leaks in the Gaming Industry
Insomniac Games is not the only Triple-A publisher that has suffered major leaks ahead of its big projects this year.
Earlier this year, Riot Games disclosed that hackers were able to breach its systems to steal source code of popular games like League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics.
A month later in February, hackers were able to perform a phishing attack on Activision and were successful in stealing some early access to employee and game data.
Another incident occurred in October where a hacker hijacked several developer accounts on the Steam Store to spread malware on the platform.
Of course, there is also the infamous Rockstar breach where a group of teenagers went on a hacking spree and leaked the studio's data for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI.
Two hackers were eventually caught and convicted in a UK court in August.
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