LEGO Fortnite developer Epic Games allegedly hacked, refutes cyber attack

The developer behind Fortnite and LEGO Fortnite has refuted claims that it has been hacked, following reports of a possible ransomware attack.

Cyber Daily is reporting (via Eurogamer) that Epic Games has allegedly been the victim of a potential cyber attack, stating that almost 200GB of data was stolen from the company. According to Mogilevich, the group said to be responsible, the data includes ‘email, passwords, full name, payment information, source code and many other data’ but it’s not known at this stage if that data belongs to Epic Games employees, customers or both.

The report goes on to say that Mogilevich is now trying to extort money from Epic Games in return for what’s been stolen or may sell the data to another party, with a deadline of March 4 for their demands to be met. Apparently the hackers have yet to post any proof of the alleged crime, but the company behind Fortnite and LEGO Fortnite has already responded.

In an official statement from an Epic Games spokesperson to Eurogamer, the developer said, ‘We are investigating but there is currently zero evidence that these claims are legitimate. (Ransomware group) Mogilievich has not contacted Epic or provided any proof of the veracity of these allegations.’

‘When we saw these allegations,’ the statement continues, ‘which were a screenshot of a darkweb webpage in a Tweet from a third party, we began investigating within minutes and reached out to Mogilevich for proof. Mogilevich has not responded. The closest thing we have seen to a response is this Tweet, where they allegedly ask for $15k and ‘proof of funds’ to hand over the purported data.’

The alleged cyber attack follows in the wake a number of high-profile video game companies facing similar issues, with Spider-Man developer Insominiac recently being targeted. The latest news comes just a day after Epic Games added two new modes to LEGO Fortnite and rumours of the game potentially being monetised at some point in the future. 

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