Insomniac hackers release 1.3 million files covering Wolverine, Spider-Man 3, and beyond

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Though they’re wildly different games on the surface, Alan Wake 2 and Spider-Man 2 are sequels representing massive achievements for their respective studios. In an IGN interview, Remedy’s Sam Lake and Insomniac’s John McAdam discuss some of the intricacies of game development, and how they dealt with having two protagonists.

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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.

This year has not been a great year for the video game industry. While we saw some big title releases that were well-received by fans, we’ve also seen a number of restructurings resulting in layoffs and studio closures. That’s something we want to see less of in 2024, but that might still not be the case. There’s a lingering feeling for a few studios out there, one of which is Insomniac Games. Thanks to the leaks, we’re finding out that there was a push from Sony to see Insomniac Games drop over fifty jobs. These leaks don’t stop there; beyond that, we got a look into what the future held for the studio, which included a multiplayer Spider-Man game. 

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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.

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.

A massive amount of information regarding Insomniac Games and future Sony ventures has been posted online. Insomniac, victims of a ransomware attack, has now seen details about Wolverine and other major projects shared, alongside personal employee information.

Last week, a massive amount of data was stolen from Spider-Man developer Insomniac games. Now the hackers who stole that data have leaked it online, detailing internal plans of the studio that stretch across the next decade.