It’s been a rough week for the Spider-Man 2 developer and now as Insomniac Games responds to having its stolen data released online it’s clear that its only goal is to move forward. Earlier this week troves of data began circulating the internet which had been posted by ransomware group Rhysida. The group had managed to obtain 1.67 TB of data from Insomniac Games, which included an early playable build for its Marvel’s Wolverine game in development, game assets, confidential personnel info, contract and licensing details for its future X-Men games, data for Spider-Man 2, and more. The data breach comprised over 1.3 million files.
The group demanded roughly $2 million (in Bitcoin) to prevent its release and neither the developer nor its parent company Sony, were amicable to pay up so off to the web it went, at least most of it anyway. Someone paid for roughly 2% of the data. Who paid out and what was bought remains unknown. However, it seems as Insomniac Games responds to the attack that it will simply move forward and is thanking fans and the community for their support.
Per Insomniac Games (via social media):
Meanwhile, Cyber Security media outlet Cyber Daily reached out to Rhysida regarding the matter. The group responded that its only motive for the attack was money. “Sony has launched an investigation, but it would be better in the backyard,” said a spokesperson for the group which seems to imply there could be more to this story than a simple data breach. When asked if the group understood who its target was it replied to Cyber Daily, “Yes, we knew who we were attacking,” and that “We knew that developers making games like this would be an easy target.”
The odds are probable this has still not come to an end and more fallout from the incident is on the horizon.