The famous video game publisher Ubisoft (Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry) has confirmed that an investigation is underway after a potential cyberattack. Cybersecurity services reportedly stopped the hacker in time.
Ubisoft, French publisher of famous video games such as Assassin’s Creed or Far Cry, confirmed on December 22 that an investigation is underway after a potential infiltration into the network. Vx-underground, a blog specializing in cyber threats, said on (ex-twitter) that a hacker hacked a company server. The criminal shared several alleged screenshots of the group’s internal network. We can see Microsoft Teams chats or the MongoDB Atlas interface, management software recently the victim of a flaw exploited by hackers.
The cybercriminal tells vx-underground that he tried to steal data from the game Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. In vain, since Ubisoft cybersecurity services would have detected it in time.
The French group confirmed to the journalist of the American media Bleeping Computer that it is investigating an alleged security incident after the publication of screenshots by the supposed hacker.
Frequent cyberattacks in the video game industry
Ubisoft was already the victim of a cyberattack in 2020. The Egregor ransomware group stole part of the source code for the Watch Dogs game. Hackers targeted the famous publisher again in 2022.
The video game sector is particularly interesting for hackers looking to steal sensitive data. The attack on Rockstar, the theft of GTA 6 data or even the hacking of Insomniac Games with the leak of information on Wolverine are blatant examples of the critical impact of a cyberattack against a video game company.
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