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Massive hack and leaks at Playstation studio Insomniac

Domagoj Belancic
19.12.2023
Translation: machine translated

Insomniac Games has been hacked by a ransomware group. The extent of the stolen data is gigantic.

The volume of stolen data is gigantic. The total of 1.3 million files contain detailed information, budgets and deals for Insomniac games that will be released by 2033 (!) - including new games in the Marvel universe.

The most information was leaked about the already announced "Wolverine" project. Various design documents, gameplay tests, the cast and the story of the game are publicly accessible years before the official release. The data is even said to include a playable build of the game. Various clips are circulating on X and Reddit, which are being analysed down to the smallest detail by curious fans.

In addition, the hacker group also stole and published private information about employees. The stolen files include sensitive personal documents, private addresses and travel documents of developers at the studio.

According to Rhysidia, the motivation for the hack was to make as much money as possible. Insomniac Games was selected as an "easy target" for an attack because it is a "prominent development studio". 98 per cent of the stolen data was published and two per cent was passed on to anonymous buyers. Sony and Insomniac Games have not yet commented on the attack.

Game studios are increasingly falling victim to cyber attacks

Development studios have been repeatedly affected by major hacker attacks and associated leaks in recent years. Naughty Dog, another Playstation studio, was also caught off guard by a massive attack shortly before the launch of "The Last of Us Part II". The entire plot of the game was leaked, which caused heated discussions in the run-up to the release.

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My love of video games was unleashed at the tender age of five by the original Gameboy. Over the years, it's grown in leaps and bounds.

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