Irony included: ransomware is said to have attacked Watch Dogs developers
Source: Hardware Luxx added 17th Oct 2020According to a report by ZD Net, a group of hackers calling itself Egregor is said to have gained access to both Ubisoft and Crytek networks. Ironically, the game Watch Dogs, of all things, which portrays hackers in a very good light, fell victim to the ransomware attack at Ubisoft be fully encrypted. The hackers also said they had copied the new Watch Dogs at Ubisoft, but nothing was encrypted. Now there is a threat of the source code being published if Ubisoft continues to decline any contact. Ubisoft and Crytek have so far not wanted to comment on the curious events. So far it remains unclear what exactly Egregor actually wants to achieve with the captured data as a means of pressure.
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In similar cases, the blackmailers usually do for money. A prominent example is the ransomware attack on Garmin a few months ago. The blackmailers are said to have demanded 10 million US dollars for the key to decrypt the company’s data. Despite recommendations to the contrary, the company responded to the ransom demand and paid. The Russian cybercriminal group “Evil Corp” is suspected to be behind the attack. In the last ten years, through such attacks, around Dollars allegedly looted.
The company’s decision was severely criticized. You would only give the hackers confirmation that their business model is working. The lack of IT security was also criticized, because, despite payments, customer data is repeatedly tapped during such attacks, which can then be useful to the groups for further attacks. It remains exciting to see how the situation develops.