Various CDPR releases on the black market
Last week we reported how CD Projekt RED missed a ‘targeted cyber attack’, with a group of unknown individuals allegedly stealing incredible amounts of data from the Polish developer, including the source code for some of the biggest and most recent releases . .
Initially, the hackers – a group calling themselves ‘HelloKitty’ – tried to buy the stolen data from CDPR, who made the whole thing public, while clearly stating that they did not intend to hold the responsible persons accountable. do not pay. This weekend was reported by cyber intelligence group Kela that HelloKitty held an auction on the “dark web”, where it allegedly sold the source code for the recent release of CDPR Cyberpunk 2077. Kela reports that the sale took place outside the auction, which apparently had an opening bid of $ 1 million dollars and a selling price of $ 7 million dollars.
It is claimed that HelloKitty also has copies of the source code for both retail products and 2015 that were not released The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, as well as the code for Witcher‘s spin-off card game Gwent. In a statement issued last week, CDPR said it believed the personal details of its employees stay safe. The attack and alleged sale is the latest in a series of nightmares for CD Project RED, which has spent the past few months defending itself against numerous lawsuits and negative publicity over the rocky launch of Cyberpunk 2077, which led CEO Marcin Iwinski to release an official video apologizing.
CDPR is working with IT specialists and law enforcement to investigate the situation.
Cyberpunk 2077 studio’s hacked data was apparently sold [The Verge]
