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An alleged hack of Epic Games was revealed to be fake by the group claiming responsibility for it. Last week, a ransomware group named Mogilevich claimed they had stolen 200GB of data from Epic Games with the intention of extorting money from the company. However, they later confessed that it was all a con and they didn’t actually possess any data.
Mogilevich demanded $15,000 from Epic Games in exchange for the alleged stolen data, but Epic Games did not respond to the supposed hack initially. A spokesperson later mentioned in an interview that there was no direct contact from the group to the company, and they first learned about it from a third-party tweet. Epic Games stated that they are investigating the incident, but there is currently no evidence to support the claims made by the group.
A confession from a Mogilevich spokesperson reported by Cyber Daily revealed that the group is not a group of hackers but scam artists. They admitted to using similar tactics with other companies before and described themselves as “criminal geniuses.” However, there are doubts about the authenticity of this confession as it could potentially be exaggerated or fictitious.
In the context of recent successful hacks on game companies like Insomniac Games and Rockstar, data breaches are taken very seriously in the gaming industry. This includes leaks of employee information and unreleased game footage, which can have severe consequences when made public. The apprehension of the hacker group responsible for the 2020 Capcom breach by Europol further emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity in the industry.
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