Insomniac Games has been hit with a cyberattack by the Rhysida hacker group, CyberDaily reported, and is allegedly demanding a ransom with a starting price of 50 Bitcoin—that’s more than $2 million worth.

Sony, which owns the studio behind Spider-Man 2 and the Ratchet & Clank series, is actively investigating the breach.

“We are aware of reports that Insomniac Games has been the victim of a cyber security attack. We are currently investigating this situation,” Sony told Eurogamer. “We have no reason to believe that any other SIE or Sony divisions have been impacted.”

The hackers have reportedly gained access to confidential data including U.S. passport scans, personal data via multiple W9 tax forms, as well as game screenshots for Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game based on the Marvel superhero. The personal data is believed to belong to current or former Insomniac Games employees, who would have input their social security numbers, addresses, and identifying personal information on such forms.

Rhysida hackers have reportedly given Insomniac a week to respond to t

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