Ransomware attack targets CD Projekt Red
The developers of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher video games is the latest company in the gaming industry to have been hit by a ransomware attack. CD Projekt Red made the announcement via a recent tweet, which also contains a copy of the ransom note. In it, the crybercriminals claim that they have dumped full copies of Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent and an unreleased version of The Witcher 3. Additionally, they dumped “documents related to accounting, administration, legal, HR, investor relations and more.”
However, in its public statement, CD Projekt Red mentions that they will not cave in to the ransomware demands. “We will not give in to the demands nor negotiate with the actor, being aware that this may eventually lead to the release of the compromised data,” CD Projekt Red wrote.
CDPR also mentions that “at this time we can confirm that — to our best knowledge — the compromised systems did not contain any personal data of our players, or users of our services.”
They have approached the relevant authorities to investigate the incident.
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