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Insomniac Employees' Personal Info Made Public In Historic 1.6 Terabyte Leak
19.12.2023 - 10:59 / thegamer.com / Jim Ryan / Yuri Lowenthal
A ransomware group hacked Insomniac last week and threatened to sell the data it stole to the highest bidder if Sony didn't pay $2 million in Bitcoin. Seven days later, 1.3 million files are now public, totaling 1.67 terabytes, including the personal information of employees.
As reported by Cyber Daily (via VGC), 98 percent of the hack has been shared as of today. There's key information on the upcoming Wolverine game (including plot details and gameplay footage), as well as internal emails, Slack screenshots, HR documents, a publishing agreement with Marvel, passport scans, Insomniac's slate of games up until 2032, a contract between Marvel and Sony for three X-Men games, signed by Jim Ryan and Isaac Perlmutter, and more.
A personal document tied to Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal is also part of the 98 percent of data that was hacked and then leaked.
Speaking to Cyber Daily, the ransomware group Rhysida said that Insomniac was specifically chosen as "developers making games like this would be an easy target". They claim that the motive was simply to make money, so the data was immediately auctioned to the highest bidder (starting at 50 Bitcoin, which is around $2 million), with Sony invited to take part.
Not all of the data has been made public as not all of the data was sold. It's implied that two percent of the hack was auctioned off to an unknown buyer. It's unclear if the employee passports were included in the leak, or if they were part of the sold data.
1.67 terabytes is a lot of data, equal to 1,670 gigabytes, making this among the biggest leaks in gaming history such as last year's GTA 6 and the two Valve hacks. But already people have begun to sift through the files. The majority are related to Wolverine, with test footage, casting, plot details, cutscenes, and planning being found, but there is also plenty of sensitive, private information included, such as HR documents like I-9 forms and termination documents.
Included in the shared files are the contents of Insomniac employees' entire PCs.
Sony launched an investigation into the hack last week, and Rhysida told Cyber Daily that "It would be better in the backyard". A spokesperson for the group also claims that the hack wasn't difficult to pull off, "We were able to get the domain administrator within 20 to 25 minutes of hacking the network".
No developments in the investigation have been made public and Sony has yet to comment on today's leak.
New Republic slaps 'Scoundrel of the Year’ title on X owner Elon Musk, calls him ‘evil’, 'deeply hateful'
In a shocking development, the American magazine, the New Republic has crowned X owner Elon Musk as ‘The Scoundrel of the Year'. In a long article liberally seeded with choice name-calling, the magazine charted out the actions and decisions made by the billionaire in 2023 that got his this dubious award. The New Republic said, “He proved this year that he's not just evil but deeply stupid too”. This comes after Musk made the headlines recently for posting anti-semitic comments on X, which led to multiple advertisers boycotting the platform and also using expletives during a live interview.
Insomniac Games Releases Statement About Ransom Hack & Marvel’s Wolverine
has released a statement about the cyberattack that took place earlier this week and ended up leaking sensitive details and the personal information of several employees.
Insomniac issues statement after ransomware attack and Wolverine leak
Insomniac Games has released a statement following the massive data breach that the studio suffered and subsequent release of stolen data that occurred earlier this week.
Insomniac Games Issues Statement on Ransomware Hack and Leaks
Insomniac Games suffered one of the biggest leaks in gaming history, with over 1.3 million stolen files made public earlier this week. In a recent statement, it feels “both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team.”
Insomniac Games responds to 'distressing' cyberattack, 'like Logan... Insomniac is resilient'
Insomniac Games has released an update in response to the recent cyberattack that impacted the studio.
Insomniac break silence on hacked Wolverine PC build: "we want everyone to enjoy the games we develop as intended"
Earlier this week, hackers published over 1.6 terabytes of data stolen from Spider-Man developer Insomniac Games, with files ranging from employee passport scans, Slack conversations and employment records to details of several forthcoming games. Totalling around 1.3 million files, the hack includes a fully playable WIP PC version of Insomniac's Wolverine game, which has yet to be formally shown off beyond some initial concept images, and is at present only confirmed to release on PS5. Social media users have been playing the stolen build and posting videos, which range from early tutorial sequences to story scenes.
Insomniac hackers release Wolverine, more Marvel games and new IP details
Details of Insomniac’s future games have been released onlin amidst a major data breach at the company, revealing further games based around Marvel characters, timing of the next Ratchet & Clank game, and when the studio will next look to build out a new IP.
Wolverine Gameplay, Upcoming Insomniac Games Slate, More Leaked in Ransomware Hack
Wolverine PS5 gameplay footage and internal data of countless Insomniac Games employees have leaked online. The ransomware group Rhysida has followed through on its threat to release 1.67TB of confidential data, after publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) refused to meet their demands of paying 50BTC or $2 million within a week. The group also claims to have leaked 98 percent of the data, while the remaining two percent was sold to undisclosed sellers — it's unclear what those files contain. Videos have begun circulating online, featuring raw gameplay accompanied by animated storyboards, concept art, locations, the general plot, and a targeted release window of 2026.
Insomniac Games Hacked By Ransomware Group, Resulting In 1 TB Of Leaked Game Info And More
Last week, ransomware group Rhysida revealed it had hacked Marvel's Spider-Man 2 developer, Insomniac Games. It posted images to prove the validity of its claim, demanding 50 bitcoin – roughly $2 million – from Sony within seven days or it would leak what it had discovered, as reported by CyberDaily. Sony did not comply with the demand and now the group has released more than a terabyte of hacked data pertaining to Insomniac Games.
Hackers leak 1.6 terabytes of Insomniac's internal data; Spider-Man 3, Wolverine games’ info OUT
Seven days ago, on December 12, ransomware group Rhysida hacked into popular game developer Insomniac's online database and demanded a payment of 50 BTC (bitcoin) from the company, which amounts to roughly 2 million dollars. The hackers said unless they were paid within 7 days, the 1.67 terabytes of internal data, which include 1.3 million files about the company's upcoming projects, personal staff information, and more, would be released online. Now, seven days later, today, December 19, Rhysida group has leaked 98 percent of the data on its darknet leak site, after Insomniac refused to pay the criminals. The leaked data has revealed information about Marvel's Spider-Man 3 and Wolverine games, which are currently being developed by the game company.
Insomniac Games victim of ransomware hack
A ransomware group has published 1.67 TB of content from Insomniac Games following a breach last week.