Insomniac's Upcoming WOLVERINE Game Victim Of Cyber Attack As Hackers Threaten To Ransom Game Leaks

Insomniac's Upcoming WOLVERINE Game Victim Of Cyber Attack As Hackers Threaten To Ransom Game Leaks

According to reports, a hacker group has allegedly compromised the upcoming Marvel Wolverine video game from Insomniac, revealing artwork and threatening to expose further information.

By MarkJulian - Dec 13, 2023 10:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: GameFragger.com

An attempt is being made by a hacker collective to pull the Sony subsidiary studio Insomniac back to earth while it is currently in the middle of celebrating the successful launch of Spider-Man 2.

According to reports, the studio was breached by the infamous ransomware organization Rhysida, who then shared a number of screenshots from Insomniac's upcoming Wolverine game.

For the return of the data, they are requesting that Insomniac give them 50 bitcoins, which is worth almost $2 million. It has also been alleged that Rhysida has obtained confidential information belonging to the employees of Insomniac.

Rhysida's website has screenshots of birth certificates, passports, employee emails, and social security cards, including information about Spider-Man 2 voice actor Yuri Lowenthal.

"We are aware of reports that Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyber security attack,” an SIE representative told Polygon when they asked for comment. “We are currently investigating this situation. We have no reason to believe that any other SIE or Sony divisions have been impacted.

Both the FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a warning in November about Rhysida, that the hacking group was a credible threat and should be taken seriously.

In a joint statement, the FBI and CISA wrote, "Observed as a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model, Rhysida actors have compromised organizations in education, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors and any ransom paid is split between the group and affiliates. Rhysida actors leverage external-facing remote services, such as virtual private networks (VPNs), Zerologon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472), and phishing campaigns to gain initial access and persistence within a network."

Rhysida has given Insomniac 7 days to supply the requested funds or they'll leak all the documents they've stolen.

Rhysida, who is thought to operate out of Russia, was also behind November's cyber attack on the British Library which resulted in the personal information from the Library appearing online for sale.

More recently, a hacker leaked details for Grand Theft Auto VI online a year before the game's big unveil a few weeks ago. The hacker, 18-years-old, and a member of Lapsus$, a cyber-crime group was apprehended and sentenced to jail. However, he's already reportedly stated that upon his release, he'll return to hacking. 

Although an exact release date for Insomniac's Wolverine game is unknown, it is anticipated that players will have the title in their hands by late-2024 or early-2025.

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/13/2023, 11:01 AM
Guess Insomniac could just show whatever it from Wolverine that got hacked. Don't know how they'd handle the employee stuff though.
CerealKiller1
CerealKiller1 - 12/13/2023, 11:08 AM
@bkmeijer1 - The 2 wolverine images are already online, the hackers released them to prove they were legit. They’re annotated screenshots, but do give a clear idea of the game
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/13/2023, 11:40 AM
@CerealKiller1 - oh, I believe they are legit. It's just that Insomniac probably knows what got taken, so they could just release the rest themselves. Would give the hackers less blackmail material.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/13/2023, 11:05 AM
How them hackers feel


Nomis929
Nomis929 - 12/13/2023, 11:06 AM
I cna't beleive in all those movies Wolverine has been in they never had him in his Stetson Hat.

HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 12/13/2023, 11:12 AM
People suck
soberchimera
soberchimera - 12/13/2023, 11:14 AM
So many great possibilities for boss battles in this game: Sabretooth, Lady Deathstryke, Silver Samurai, Cyber, Roughhouse, Bloodscream, Omega Red, Wendigo....
DarkeyeZ
DarkeyeZ - 12/13/2023, 12:34 PM
@soberchimera - Hulk, Deadpool, Mystique, Viper, Mister X, Gorgon ...
and the friendly cameos can be almost anyone in the Marvel Universe, but we gotta see Kitty Pryde, Nightcrawler, Strom, X-23, Psylock, Domino and Jubilee
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/13/2023, 3:56 PM
@soberchimera - The Hulk must be a boss, shit you've really f*cked up making a game, if you miss The Hulk out.
ANewPope
ANewPope - 12/13/2023, 11:30 AM
The government is literally right there.
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 12/13/2023, 12:22 PM
This was not the Wolverine game update I was expecting
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 12/13/2023, 12:27 PM
SirDuckAlot
SirDuckAlot - 12/13/2023, 1:09 PM
How about they hack corrupt government officials or something useful.
MrKayDeeBee
MrKayDeeBee - 12/13/2023, 2:31 PM
@SirDuckAlot - Yeah...starting with that Epstein list!
Nolanite
Nolanite - 12/13/2023, 3:34 PM
I've been uncovered.
I Nolanite have secretly been assuming the role of Rhysida.
Do not take my threats softly.
First Wolverine and our next target is twice as big.
Nolanite out.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 12/14/2023, 1:41 AM
Bunch of a-holes, I hope they get what they deserve for this.
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