Ubisoft investigates hack attempt

Hackers attempted to snatch 900 gigabytes from Ubisoft servers but the French studio's security team rebuffed the breach on Thursday, according to malware information website vx-underground. — Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP

PARIS: Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft said Tuesday it was investigating a suspected data security breach, in the latest cyberattack against a major actor in the video game industry.

Hackers attempted to snatch 900 gigabytes from Ubisoft servers but the French studio's security team rebuffed the breach on Thursday, according to malware information website vx-underground.