As a result of a ransomware attack, the videogame studio that was responsible for Spider-Man 2 has become the target of a significant cyberattack. The week before last, hackers wanted $2 million from Insomniac, which is owned by Sony and produced the superhero hit for the PlayStation 5, in order to keep the information that they took confidential.
Since then, information regarding planned releases as well as footage of the company’s Wolverine game that is still in the process of being developed have been uploaded to the internet. A request for comment from Sony has been made to BBC Newsbeat.
According to a listing for the leak that was obtained by the BBC, it appears to include confidential personnel information as well as communications from within the organization. Members of the gaming community, including journalists, fans, and other game creators, were quick to denounce the attack and urge others not to distribute or republish any of the content.
Remedy Games, the company that developed Alan Wake 2, expressed its condolences to “all the affected team members” in a post that was published on X. The following is what they wrote: “After all of the hard work and dedication that they have put into their games, they did not deserve this situation.”
No one does that. In addition, the hackers disclosed the personal information of employees, which is a totally inexcusable and embarrassing circumstance. With the exception of a teaser trailer which was published in 2021 and the statement that the Wolverine game would have a “mature” tone in comparison to the Spider-Man games, Insomniac has given very few official facts about the Wolverine game.
