Marvel's Wolverine Leaks Inbound; Insomniac Games Falls Victim To Rhysida Ransomware Attack

The developers of the popular franchises Ratchet & Clank and Marvel's Spider-Man, Insomniac Games, were attacked by a renowned ransomware group, Rhysida. After they attacked the British Library, Rhysida has already taken over the data of Insomniac's upcoming title, Marvel's Wolverine, first reported by CyberDaily. Rhysida has shared a few screenshots, including the character art of potential characters featured in the game and personal documents of Insomniac's employees. The ransomware group has given only seven days to Insomniac Games to save the game data from being made public. 

While Rhysida asks Insomniac to make the undisclosed payment, they are running an auction on the game date, starting for 50 bitcoins or over $2 Million on their website. Suppose Insomniac fails to meet Rhysida's demand or maybe catch them. In that case, the ransomware group might publish all the data, including personal and confidential details like employees' passports.

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Rhysida Hacked Into Insomniac Games' Database To Steal Upcoming Marvel's Wolverine And Other Confidential Details

During the September 2021 PlayStation Showcase Event, Insomniac Games revealed the teaser of their upcoming title, Marvel's Wolverine. While fans were excited about the game, Insomniac was first looking forward to the launch of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. After a successful launch, Bryan Intihar shared that Marvel's Wolverine will share the same universe as the Spider-Man franchise. Fans still needed to learn what the game might include apart from these details.

With the Rhysida attack on Insomniac Games, the proof-of-hack shows the Wolverine's potential costume, giving out more information about the game. Apart from the game leaks, Rhysida also claims to have Insomniac's ex-employee passport and some personal documents of Yuri Lowenthal, the voice actor of Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Hacked items also include some signed confidential documents and emails. 

To stop Rhysida from publicising the entire dataset, the ransomware group has been given seven days to Insomniac to meet Rhysida's unknown demands. Additionally, Rhysida is running an auction for the data, where the bid starts at 50 bitcoins or a little over $2 million. Their website reads:

With just 7 days on the clock, seize the opportunity to bid on exclusive, unique, and impressive data. Open your wallets and be ready to buy exclusive data. We sell only to one hand, no reselling, you will be the only owner!

After the ransomware attack came to everyone's notice, a spokesperson from Sony, the parent company of Insomniac Games, acknowledged the attack and said:

We are aware of reports that Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyber security attack. We are currently investigating this situation. We have no reason to believe that any other SIE or Sony divisions have been impacted.