The hacker group Mogilevich claimed this morning to have breached the systems of Epic Games, the studio known for Fortnite and its PC games shop. According to the details, the attackers stole 190GB of data which they will put up for sale if the company does not comply with their demands.
In response, Epic Games issued a brief statement on the matter. In it, it clarifies that it is already investigating the situation and that, for now, it has found no evidence that its servers have actually been breached.
What we know about the alleged Epic Games hack
Mogilevich posted a message claiming to have successfully breached Epic Games servers. He explains that he is in possession of approximately 190GB of information such as passwords, usernames, payment information, emails and more.
The hacker group claims that anyone interested in the information can get in touch, as they will sell it to the highest bidder. It also invited Epic Games to negotiate if it wants to prevent the data from being made public.
The attackers did not disclose the amount they hope to get for ransoming the data; however, they set a deadline for Epic Games to begin negotiations: 4 March. However, it is important to note that Mogilevich has not released any evidence that he actually breached the studios systems.
Epic Games is investigating the alleged breach and calls for calm
Through a spokesperson, the company said it has already launched an investigation into the alleged attack on its servers. In an effort to reassure Fortnite players, as well as users of its store and other services, it said there was no evidence of a hack.
"We are investigating but there is currently zero evidence that these claims are legitimate," an Epic Games spokesperson told Eurogamer this morning. Mogilievich has not contacted Epic or provided any proof of the veracity of these allegations. When we saw these allegations, 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 studio commented.