Multiple versions of the CDPR on the black market
Last week we reported on how CD Projekt RED had suffered a “targeted cyber attack”, with a group of unknown people stealing surprising amounts of data from the Polish developer, including the source code of some of its larger and newer versions . .
Initially, the hackers (a group called “HelloKitty”) tried to rescue the stolen data from CDPR, which made the whole issue public while clearly stating that it had no intention of paying those responsible. This weekend, it was reported by Kela cyber intelligence group that HelloKitty held an auction on the “dark web”, where it allegedly sold the source code of the recent CDPR publication Cyberpunk 2077. Kela reports that the sale took place outside the same auction, which reportedly had an initial bid of $ 1 million and a sale price of $ 7 million.
HelloKitty is also said to have copies of the source code for both retail and unreleased versions of 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, as well as the code for Wizardthe derived card game, Gwent. In a statement released last week, CDPR said it believed the personal data of its employees stay safe. The attack and alleged sale is the latest in a series of nightmares for CD Projekt RED, which has spent the last few months defending itself against numerous lawsuits and negative publicity for the rocky release of Cyberpunk 2077, which led CEO Marcin Iwinski to release an official apology video.
The CDPR collaborates with IT specialists and police officers to investigate the situation.
According to reports, the hacked data from the Cyberpunk 2077 studio has been sold [The Verge]
