Sony is “investigating” claims that “all” of its programs have been hacked

Ransomware group Ransomed.vc has claimed that it has hacked “all of” Sony’s programs, and plans to promote the information it has supposedly stolen.

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“We have now efficiently compromissed [sic] all of sony programs. We wont ransom them! we’ll promote the information. as a consequence of sony not eager to pay. DATA IS FOR SALE,” it stated on its leak websites (by way of Cyber Security Connect). “WE ARE SELLING IT”.

It has not provided a value level for the information, which embody “screenshots of an inner log-in web page, an inner PowerPoint presentation outlining testbench particulars, and a variety of Java information”.

It’s an instance of ransomware, a follow the place hackers steal an organization’s information and try to promote it again to them. When the ransom falls via, this information is commonly offered to the best bidder. In 2022, the likes of Bandai Namco and HoyoVerse have been victims of those hacks.

Inside ransomware, Ransomed.vc is a comparatively new group. Based on Flashpoint, it calls itself a “main firm in digital peace tax” and doesn’t function in the identical method as others of the identical ilk.

As a substitute, it “[uses] information safety legal guidelines just like the EU’s GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation] to threaten victims with fines if they don’t pay the ransom”.

Because of the truth that fines for GDPR violations can surge into the thousands and thousands, the speculation is that the corporate would favor to pay the supposedly cheaper ransom.

Sony spoke to IGN relating to the alleged occasion, sharing that it’s “presently investigating the scenario” and that there’s “no additional remark at the moment”. Nevertheless, Ransomed.vc has communicated that it’ll publish its illegitimately sourced information on September 28.

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