Hackers allegedly sold the game source code and other stolen information Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 studio CD Project Red (CDPR). Cyber Security Company Kela has released screenshots of a post on the hacking forum Exploit that was allegedly posted by the attackers and said that they had received an offer for the data from outside the forum. They added that they ended the auction at the request of the buyer. Twitter account for cyber security vx-underground then confirm that the auction is closed.
CDPR announced on Tuesday that it was the victim of a ransom attack in which hackers collected “certain data” from the company. It posted a ransom letter from the hackers claiming to have access to source code of the most popular games in the studio, as well as internal legal, HR and financial documents. CDPR has said it will not concede to the claims or negotiate with the hackers, even if it means the stolen data will start circulating online.
It is not known for whom the data was purchased or for what it was sold. However, it is suspected that the auction contained source code for the auction. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales spinoff, The Witcher 3, a version of The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and copies of the company’s internal documents. This is according to screenshots posted by vx-underground. The auction follows the leak of the source code for CD Projekt Red’s virtual card game Gwent, verified by Under.
Kela previously reported that the starting price for the auction was $ 1 million, with a buy-it-now price of $ 7 million. These terms were subsequently also verified by vx-underground.
Although the hackers were not officially named, one security researcher said Wired he believed it involved the use of the HelloKitty ransomware, which was also used to hack a Brazilian power company called CEMIG.
A spokesperson for CD Projekt Red did not return immediately The edge‘s request for comment. However, the company said earlier this week Under it is still “actively investigating” the incident.