Epic Games 'hackers' admit leak threat was false

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A alleged To hack of Epic Games was revealed, by THE “hackers” In question, has be fake. Last week, A Ransomware band claims has to have do disabled with 200 GB of unspecified data Since Epic Games, with THE presumption be that he foreseen has extort money Since THE business. However, THE band has NOW said that he doesn't In fact to have such data, And was trying has to pull A defraud on THE company.

THE band, called Mogilevich, apparently required $15,000 Since Epic In exchange For THE data. Epic Games themselves doesn't answer has THE alleged To hack has THE time. A spokesperson later said Eurogamer that THE band doesn't contact THE business directly, And THE First of all they saw of he was A Tweeter Since A third party report THE sum. "We are investigate but there East Currently zero evidence that these complaints are legitimate. »

Cyber Every day has A alleged confession Since A Mogilevich spokesperson, WHO claims THE band was not Understood of the Pirates but scam artists. They Also claim has to have drawn This trick Before with other businesses. "NOW THE real question East? For what confess all This When We could just run far? This was do has illustrate THE process of OUR scam. We don't do it think of ourselves as the Pirates but instead as criminal geniuses, if You can call We that." Cyber Every day recognize, as do GamesBeat, that This confession could Also swollen Or fictional.

Tips And potential leaks are A serious subject In THE Games industry, particularly with THE recent — And successful — hacks of Insomniac Games And Rock star. In both of those case, THE data stolen, which included confidential employee information And unpublished game pictures, was revealed has THE public with damaging effects. In October, Europol apprehended THE pirate band responsible For THE 2020 Capcom violation.

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