Earlier today, news surfaced alleging that a notorious hacker ‘gang’ by the name of Mogilevich had breached Epic Games and stolen 189GB of data. It was claimed that the gang had secured personal information, payment details, passwords, and source codes related to Epic Games’ titles. If this were found to be true, it would be one of the largest breaches of its kind in gaming history, rivalling the infamous Rockstar hacks that revealed more than 100GB of GTA content in 2022.

However, Epic Games has responded to these allegations, almost immediately refuting the claim. There is a statement being passed around by representatives of Epic Games claiming that there is ‘currently zero evidence’ that the hack took place. At this point, it might be an attempt by the hacker group to scam other malicious operators, as the gang has been unable to provide hard proof of the attack at present.

Let’s Hope It’s Not Real

Following the original claim surfacing online, the hacker group started to demand a ransom. That’s typical for this kind of scenario, but it’s never usually a successful move by hackers. In recent months, we’ve seen some devastating leaks emerge from across the industry. Most recently, Insomniac Games suffered a monumental breach that revealed countless details about the studio’s past, present, and future games, such as Marvel’s Wolverine.

In the statement being handed around various publications, Epic Games reportedly said:

‘We are investigating but there is currently zero evidence that these claims are legitimate. 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 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.’

Despite there being no proof that this hack happened, it’s not a terrible idea to change your Epic Games password and secure your account. The hacker group has given Epic Games a deadline by which to act, stressing that if no funds are received by March 4, the information will be released online. Presently, there are no expectations that will happen, but it’s better to be safe than sorry, and that’s why Epic Games is wasting no time investigating these claims.

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