Now also an attempted cyberattack on game developer Ubisoft

French developer and game publisher Ubisoft, known for Assassin's Creed, among others, has fallen victim to an attempted cyberattack. A few days ago, a large-scale data theft occurred at Insomniac Games, a development company affiliated with Sony.

A Ubisoft spokesperson said: “We are aware of a suspected incident affecting data security and are currently investigating it.” According to the specialized website Vx Underground, hackers attempted to steal approximately 900 gigabytes of data from Ubisoft servers until the company's security teams closed the vulnerability.

Last week, Insomniac Games, a subsidiary of the Japanese company Sony, fell victim to a large-scale hacking operation. Because the company refused to pay for the ransomware, the hackers released sensitive information about the company and the studio's future projects, such as the Wolverine and Spider-man 3 games.

'Sad and angry'

Insomniac Games said in a post on X that it was “saddened and angry at the same time” about the attack. “We know that the stolen data contains personal information of our employees, former employees and independent entrepreneurs. It also includes the first details of the development of Wolverine for PlayStation 5,” the studio said, adding that development on this title is continuing as planned.

Other gaming companies have also previously fallen victim to data breaches. In September, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games reported that videos of the sixth game in the series had been posted online by hackers. They revealed the possibility of playing a new female character before it was officially announced.

CD Project Red

The most emblematic case remains that of CD Projekt RED: in 2021 the Polish group published a ransom demand from hackers who, according to it, stole the source codes of major games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, as well as several internal codes. documents.