The group is offering the data for sale, but it's not clear yet what exactly it has.
rules to convince companies to pony up. By threatening to release data that exposes companies to potentially massive GDPR fines, the group may hope to convince them that paying a little now is better than paying a whole lot later.
"The group has disclosed ransom demands for its victims, which span from €50,000 EUR to €200,000 EUR," Flashpoint explained."For comparison, GDPR fines can climb into the millions and beyond—the highest ever was over €1 billion EUR. It is likely that Ransomed’s strategy is to set ransom amounts lower than the price of a fine for a data security violation, which may allow them to exploit this discrepancy in order to increase the chance of payment.
If the hackers' claim is true, this would not be the first time Sony has suffered a data security breach: A 2011 hack of Sony Online Entertainment databases resulted in a belonging to SOE account holders, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, login information, and credit card and banking information.Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
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