Sony Systems Hacked: Ransomware Group Claims Breach and Data Sale
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A new ransomware group called Ransomed.vc claims to have hacked all of Sony's systems, including the PlayStation maker's internal log-in page and 6,000 files. The group has threatened to sell the data after Sony refused to pay a ransom. Ransomed.vc is reportedly a ransomware-as-a-service organization that also works with data privacy laws to report vulnerabilities in company systems. Sony has not yet commented on the breach. This is not the first time Sony has been hacked, with a major breach occurring in 2011.
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