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‘This has been extremely distressing’


Insomniac Games delivers an official response to the recent ransomware cybercrime responsible for leaking confidential materials.

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Ransomware group Rhysida recently infiltrated Insomniac Games’ internal database and leaked more than 1.7 TB of confidential and highly sensitive data onto the internet. The files included plans on Insomniac’s new games, content assets, earnings figures, employee data and info, and a playable build of the upcoming studio’s Marvel Wolverine game.

Revealed in the attack was Spider-Man 2’s heavy-hitting $300 million budget alongside a multi-year exclusivity agreement between PlayStation and Marvel for the X-Men IP. Now Insomniac has shared their thoughts on the attack with a public statement, saying that despite the leaks, Marvel’s Wolverine won’t be cancelled and the studio is unwavering in their determination.

Thank you for the outpouring of compassion and unwavering support. It’s deeply appreciated.

We’re both saddened and angered about the recent criminal cyberattack on our studio and the emotional toll it’s taken on our dev team. We have focused inwardly for the last several days to support each other.

We are aware that the stolen data includes personal information belonging to our employees, former employees, and independent contractors. It also includes early development details about Marvel’s Wolverine for PlayStation 5. We continue working quickly to determine what data was impacted.

This experience has been extremely distressing for us.

We want everyone to enjoy the games we develop as intended and as ours players deserve. However, like Logan…Insomniac is resilient. Marvel’s Wolverine continues as planned. The game is in early production and will no doubt greatly evolve throughout development, as do all our plans.

While we appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm, we will share official information about Marvel’s Wolverine when the time is right.

On behalf of everyone at Insomniac, thank you for your ongoing support during this challenging time.

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Hornetsecurity: almost 60% of businesses are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks


PITTSBURGH, PA – 10 October 2023 – Nearly 60% of companies are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks, according to latest research from leading cybersecurity provider Hornetsecurity. The company released the survey results at IT-SA 2023, Europe’s largest IT security trade show, where it is exhibiting.

In its annual Ransomware Survey, Hornetsecurity revealed that more than nine in ten (92.5%) businesses are aware of ransomware’s potential for negative impact, but just 54% of respondents said their leadership is ‘actively involved in conversations and decision-making’ around preventing such attacks. Four in ten (39.7%) said they were happy to ‘leave it to IT to deal with the issue’.

Commenting on the findings, Hornetsecurity CEO Daniel Hofmann, said: “Our annual Ransomware Survey is a timely reminder that ransomware protection is key to ongoing success. Organizations cannot afford to become victims –ongoing security awareness training and multi-layered ransomware protection is critical to ensure there are no insurmountable losses.”

Ransomware protection is a necessity

Reassuringly, 93.2% of respondents rank ransomware protection as ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ important in terms of IT priorities for their organization, and 87.8% of respondents confirmed they have a disaster recovery plan in place for a ransomware attack.

However, that leaves more than one in eight organizations (12.2%) without a disaster recovery plan. Of those companies, more than half cited a ‘lack of resources or time’ as the primary reason. Additionally, one-third of respondents said a disaster recovery plan is ‘not considered a priority by management’.

Comparing Ransomware Survey results in 2021-2023

This survey has been conducted annually over the past three years and has included asking respondents if their organization has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

Since 2021, Hornetsecurity has found relatively small changes in the percentage of respondents saying their organizations have fallen victim to a ransomware attack: 21.1% in 2021, 23.9% in 2022, but a new low of 19.7% in 2023.

Additionally, companies that reported paying a ransom are down from 9.1% in…

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ALMOST 60% OF BUSINESSES ARE ‘VERY’ TO ‘EXTREMELY’ CONCERNED ABOUT RANSOMWARE ATTACKS


LONDON, Oct. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Nearly 60% of companies are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks, according to latest research from leading cybersecurity provider Hornetsecurity. The company released the survey results at IT-SA 2023, Europe’s largest IT security trade show, where it is exhibiting.

Ransomware protection ranked as 'Very' to 'Extremely' important for organizations.

Ransomware protection ranked as ‘Very’ to ‘Extremely’ important for organizations.

In its annual Ransomware Survey, Hornetsecurity revealed that more than nine in ten (92.5%) businesses are aware of ransomware’s potential for negative impact, but just 54% of respondents said their leadership is ‘actively involved in conversations and decision-making’ around preventing such attacks. Four in ten (39.7%) said they were happy to ‘leave it to IT to deal with the issue’.

Commenting on the findings, Hornetsecurity CEO Daniel Hofmann, said: “Our annual Ransomware Survey is a timely reminder that ransomware protection is key to ongoing success. Organizations cannot afford to become victims –ongoing security awareness training and multi-layered ransomware protection is critical to ensure there are no insurmountable losses.”

Ransomware protection is a necessity

Reassuringly, 93.2% of respondents rank ransomware protection as ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ important in terms of IT priorities for their organization, and 87.8% of respondents confirmed they have a disaster recovery plan in place for a ransomware attack.

However, that leaves more than one in eight organizations (12.2%) without a disaster recovery plan. Of those companies, more than half cited a ‘lack of resources or time’ as the primary reason. Additionally, one-third of respondents said a disaster recovery plan is ‘not considered a priority by management’.

Comparing Ransomware Survey results in 2021-2023

This survey has been conducted annually over the past three years and has included asking respondents if their organization has fallen victim to a ransomware attack.

Since 2021, Hornetsecurity has found relatively small changes in the percentage of respondents saying their organizations have fallen victim to a ransomware attack: 21.1% in 2021, 23.9% in 2022, but a new low of 19.7% in 2023.

Additionally,…

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Overwatch 2’s Extremely Long Queue Lines Might Be Ending Soon


Logging in to Overwatch 2 is now easier and quicker than when it was newly launched more than 12 hours ago.

Overwatch 2 players’ complaints about not being able to get have steadily dwindled due to Blizzard Entertainment’s efforts to mitigate or manage the multiple distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks the game’s servers suffered at launch, per Game Rant.

Overwatch 2 experienced at least two DDoS attacks during the first 24 hours since its release on Oct. 4, with Forbes reporting that the issue started earlier in the morning of the game’s launch.

Overwatch 2 Server Issue History Details

Numerous Overwatch 2 players took to various social media platforms to complain about the game’s extremely long wait time to log into it.

A thread in the r/Overwatch subreddit showed that some players were waiting in line behind 30,000 other people to get into the game, while some were unable to connect it outright due to their computers being unable to connect to the game’s server.

Some players even reported that even if there were no other people ahead of them, they were unable to get into the game for some time, only for them to be sent back to the queue to wait for another long period.

This difficulty to connect to the game’s servers was due to the DDoS attacks it experienced when it was first launched on Oct. 4, which prevented players from getting into the game on time.

For those unaware, a DDoS attack is a technique wherein a hacker overwhelms the server of a website or platform with fake traffic using a botnet to make it unavailable to legitimate users, per Imperva.

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Blizzard president Mike Ybarra mentioned on his official Twitter page that Blizzard became aware of the connection issue an hour after the game launched, but it is unaware of the cause at the time.

The company soon did, however, which prompted Ybarra to say that the company’s teams were working hard to mitigate or manage the issue.

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