Regarding claims of a breach, Sony has stated that it is "investigating the situation"

This week, reports have emerged about a group of extortionists known as Ransomed.vc claiming to have hacked into the systems of the Japanese company Sony and intending to sell the stolen data.

The group has made these claims both on the regular internet and on the Darknet, stating, "We have successfully breached all of Sony's systems. We will not demand a ransom; we will sell the data due to Sony's refusal to pay. DATA FOR SALE."

Sony has responded to these claims by telling IGN, "We are currently investigating the situation and have no further comments at this time."

Although Ransomed.vc's claims are yet to be verified, the cybersecurity community, including Cyber Security Connect, notes that the group, despite being newcomers among extortionists, has gathered an impressive number of victims since its emergence last month.

It's also worth noting that the group has published some evidence of the breach, including seemingly screenshots of Sony's internal login page, an internal PowerPoint presentation, several Java files, and a file tree with approximately 6,000 files included in the leak.

Ransomed.vc has also set a "publication date" for September 28, possibly indicating the date when the data will be fully released if nobody acquires it.

In 2011, Sony's PlayStation Network faced a significant breach that compromised the personal data of approximately 77 million accounts, leading to the service being offline for 23 days.