The announcement states that Sony’s data is for sale: “Sony Group Corporation, formerly Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation, and Sony Corporation, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
“We have successfully compromised [sic] all of Sony systems. We won’t ransom them! we will sell the data. due to Sony not wanting to pay. DATA IS FOR SALE.”
Since Sony has not yet commented on the claim, they may still be false or perhaps more likely, exaggerated.
However, if RansomedVC’s claims are true, Sony seems to have not yet caved to their demands.
Sony will join a rather long list of game and entertainment companies that have had data stolen or ransomed if it confirms the breach. Due to the high value and high visibility of their intellectual property, gaming companies are frequent targets for theft and extortion.
Capcom and Ubisoft were notable victims in 2020, and CD PROJEKT RED, the company behind Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3, was a victim in 2021— the same year that Electronic Arts had its source code for FIFA 21 stolen. In 2022, Rockstar Games experienced a significant breach by the short-lived Lapsus$ gang, while Bandai Namco came under a ransomware attack.
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