AN investigation has been launched by Sony after a Russian cybercrime group claimed it has hacked the Japanese firm.
The criminals behind it, known as Ransomed.vc, say they’ve compromised “all of sony systems”.
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Has Sony PlayStation been hacked in 2023?
Ransomed.vc alleges it has some 6,000 compromised files in total.
All the stolen data is reportedly in Japanese.
“We have successfully compromissed [sic] all of sony systems,” the group said.
“We won’t ransom them! We will sell the data. Due to Sony not wanting to pay. DATA IS FOR SALE.”
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Experts from Cyber Security Connect say the group appear to have shown some proof but describe it as “not particularly compelling information”.
They’re apparently things like an internal log-in page and an internal PowerPoint presentation.
The criminals haven’t named their price either.
But they have left Sony with contact details.
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They also mentioned a “post date” as September 28, which is presumably the deadline Ransomed.vc has set.
What has Sony said about the hack?
It’s too early to say whether the claims are true or false.
But Sony released a statement to IGN, saying it is “investigating”.
“We are currently investigating the situation, and we have no further comment at this time,” the firm said.
If data has indeed been stolen, it wouldn’t be the first time for Sony.
Back in 2011, the company suffered a major hack which left data belonging to some 77million PlayStation Network users exposed.
PSN had to be taken offline for almost a month while Sony resolved the issue.
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