According to news link you provided the number of hacked fund is more than 60 million and I think asking for 50 btc or 2 million is not a big deal and Insomniac Games team should give this amount as a bug bounty with wholeheartedly. I don't why any gaming or any online crypto project test several security test both private and public before going to launch mainnet. Now they have Devolpers and Participants both in trouble.
As far asking btc, I think it is not wise idea because they will later use mixer for hiding transaction and Bitcoin hitters (bank) will once again open mouth that btc is using for Black money.
Topic: Hackers claim $2 million in Bitcoin after stealing Insomniac game data - page 2. (Read 244 times)
December 13, 2023, 03:18:22 AM
December 13, 2023, 02:59:01 AM
Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyberattack by the Rhysida hacker group, and is allegedly demanding a ransom with a starting price of 50 bitcoins - worth more than $2 million. While the Rhysida hackers have given Insomniac a week to respond to their demands, the alleged cyber attackers have already started auctioning data to the highest bidder, starting at 50 BTC.
Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
As far as I am aware, games are built in studios, on local computers and how are hackers able to access their data? Do they have bad network security? I don't want to believe that they upload files on third party clouds because these files are very sensitive and these leaks include not only game files but personal data, including U.S. passport scans and etc.Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
But why do hackers always go for bitcoin as demand? Why not ask for other coins that could also be used and exchanged for whatever they want without being traced? There are coins like Monero (XMR), which is a highly recommended privacy coin.
Because bitcoin is popular and gains attention when you include Bitcoin in article's name instead of Monero. They'll know how to hide traces, so it's not something we have to worry about. December 13, 2023, 02:56:06 AM
Your thread title is also as misleading as what we see on news sites: "Hackers claim $2 million in bitcoin" is different from hackers demanding $2 million in bitcoin.
I notice that too. The fact that Bitcoin is the major request that hackers demand is still surprising, I would have love to ask why but who will I ask? You and I are just here discussing and non of is the hacker so nobody would be able to answer that question.
The way bloggers and news sites releases news concerning Bitcoin makes it sound as if Bitcoin was the crime itself instead of the actual scenario. Rhysiada hackers got of Insomniac and demands Bitcoin as payment if it was just $2 million dollar cash that was requested it would have not sound so big but since it's Bitcoin the media will take it so serious like Bitcoin was the crime.
Why is it always bitcoin?
Like I have said before, if you ask me or OP or any other person who would answer the question? Non of us here is in the Rhysiada group how can we answer what we don't know. 
December 13, 2023, 02:48:41 AM
Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyberattack by the Rhysida hacker group, and is allegedly demanding a ransom with a starting price of 50 bitcoins - worth more than $2 million. While the Rhysida hackers have given Insomniac a week to respond to their demands, the alleged cyber attackers have already started auctioning data to the highest bidder, starting at 50 BTC.
Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
And I even read that Rhysida has leaked some of the info already in their onion site, albeit blurring the information of those individuals that have been compromised. And then some of the Wolverine pics.Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
So it's going to be very difficult for the company to just pay those hackers though. Because they don't have the bargaining power, and even if they pay the ransom there is no assurance that the hackers are not going to leak the information as well.
And no one deserves his data to be leaked to the public and being used by this cyber criminals.
December 13, 2023, 02:10:58 AM
Your thread title is also as misleading as what we see on news sites: "Hackers claim $2 million in bitcoin" is different from hackers demanding $2 million in bitcoin.
Your topic title made me see the entire situation, like the hackers already got their hands on the bitcoin, which makes me almost want to ask if there were some bitcoin wallets linked to the game data that were stolen.
But why do hackers always go for bitcoin as demand? Why not ask for other coins that could also be used and exchanged for whatever they want without being traced? There are coins like Monero (XMR), which is a highly recommended privacy coin.
Why is it always bitcoin? Making the news and headlines look like bitcoin is always used for illegal things, and all of that as if it's the only coin that could be used by criminals and it won't be traced.
Your topic title made me see the entire situation, like the hackers already got their hands on the bitcoin, which makes me almost want to ask if there were some bitcoin wallets linked to the game data that were stolen.
But why do hackers always go for bitcoin as demand? Why not ask for other coins that could also be used and exchanged for whatever they want without being traced? There are coins like Monero (XMR), which is a highly recommended privacy coin.
Why is it always bitcoin? Making the news and headlines look like bitcoin is always used for illegal things, and all of that as if it's the only coin that could be used by criminals and it won't be traced.
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December 13, 2023, 02:01:01 AM
So they want to get the 50 bitcoins anyway, either by paying the ransom or by selling the data themselves. What I hate about this kind of news is that bitcoin is in the media linked to scammers and hackers, which does not give a good image. Just as the media does not usually help because when the price was lower they criticized Bukele for buying bitcoin for El Salvador and now they are silent. I am referring to the main mass media.
December 13, 2023, 01:50:49 AM
Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyberattack by the Rhysida hacker group, and is allegedly demanding a ransom with a starting price of 50 bitcoins - worth more than $2 million. While the Rhysida hackers have given Insomniac a week to respond to their demands, the alleged cyber attackers have already started auctioning data to the highest bidder, starting at 50 BTC.
Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
Source= https://decrypt.co/209478/hackers-demand-2-million-in-bitcoin-after-stealing-insomniac-games-data-report
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