Edition Insider Gaming received comments from Epic Games regarding reports of hacking of the company’s services and leakage of sensitive information. From the published message it follows that at the moment there are no reliable facts of hacking or leakage, and Epic Games learned about what happened from media reports.
“We are investigating but there is currently no evidence that these allegations are legitimate. Mogilevich has not contacted Epic or provided any evidence of the veracity of these allegations. When we saw these allegations, which were a screenshot of a darknet Twitter webpage from a third party, we began investigating within minutes and reached out to Mogilevich for evidence. Mogilevich did not respond. The closest we’ve seen to an answer is this tweet where they allegedly ask for $15,000 and “proof of funds” to hand over the supposed data.”
This event received wide coverage in a variety of media, and not all of these messages were to Mogilevich’s liking. On their onion website, hackers (in specialized media it is suggested that this is one person) updated information on hacking Epic Games and posted a small message there for “stupid and weak-minded journalists”:
“For the stupid and weak-minded journalists, I want to say that we are not asking EpicGames for a ransom of $15,000, this is the price for which they [похищенные данные] are on sale. For those who are even more of an asshole, the proofs are private to minimize fraud as people can use samples to impersonate my group, so we show the proofs to people who prove they actually have money and they can afford it. So, do you think it’s fake? Send me proof of funds in the amount of 15 thousand and you will see.”
