In late December 2023, the ransomware group Rhysida successfully breached the security of Insomniac Games. The Insomniac hack resulted in the theft and subsequent release of a massive trove of data, including footage and files from Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game, sensitive commercial and strategy documents, Slack screenshots, and personnel files.
A Motive for Financial Gain
Rhysida’s spokesperson has revealed that the primary motive behind the group’s hack on Insomniac Games was purely financial gain. The ransomware group was reportedly seeking a substantial payment in exchange for not releasing the stolen data to the public.
An Easy Target and a Simple Attack
The Rhysida spokesperson has also described game developers like Insomniac as an “easy target” due to the sensitive nature of their intellectual property. The hack on Insomniac was reportedly a fairly simple attack, taking the Rhysida team just 20-25 minutes to gain access to the domain administrator.
The Impact of the Breach
The devastating Insomniac hack has resulted in the theft and release of an extensive trove of sensitive data, far surpassing the scale of last year’s Grand Theft Auto 6 hack. The impacted data includes footage and files from Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game, sensitive commercial and strategy documents, Slack screenshots, and personnel files.
Final Thoughts
The Rhysida group’s Insomniac Hack resulted in the theft and subsequent release of an extensive trove of sensitive data. The impacted data included footage and files from Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game, sensitive commercial and strategy documents, Slack screenshots, and personnel files. Rhysida’s motive for the hack was reportedly purely financial gain. The attack on Insomniac Games was reportedly a fairly simple attack, taking the Rhysida team just 20-25 minutes to gain access to the domain administrator.
