Insomniac issues statement after ransomware attack and Wolverine leak

thesixthaxis.com:

Insomniac Games has released a statement following the massive data breach that the studio suffered and subsequent release of stolen data that occurred earlier this week.

The data breach saw reams of confidential and private information leaked online, after Sony refused to pay the ransom that the hacker group was demanding. This included everything from personal details of employees past and present, roadmaps and contractual agreements that revealed future plans for more Marvel games from Insomniac beyond what has already been announced, and even a playable work-in-progress build of Marvel’s Wolverine for PlayStation 5.

While there’s both newsworthy details that came from this, and certainly plenty of interest in discovering what the studio will be working on for the foreseeable future, one of the overriding sentiments was one of sadness for the studio and the employees that could have their lives disrupted because of this.

Insomniac’s full statement from Twitter reads:

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 our players deserve.

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