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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— CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED) February 9, 2021

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[lilalex]

but how did they got the virus?

 

[FR0ZN]

CD Prokekt ??

 

[Dark Ronin]

I wish these fuckers got themselves jailed one way or another.

 

[Prans]

CD Prokekt ??

XD fixed

 

[Taleweaver]

"Your have been EPICALLY pwned!!" ?

Wow...they're under attack by a mid-2000's script kiddie. That's far more embarrassing than being attacked by a rogue cyborg looking like Keanu Reeves.


...also: I presume "CD prokekt red" is a misspelling in the title? Or am I not cool enough to get the reference?
EDIT: ninja'ed. Disregard previous sentence...and this one while you're at it.

 

[tfocosta]

Now they got cyberpunk'd!

 

[Justinde75]

I dont know why, but I think that they just included a screenshot of notepad is so funny

Like imagine they just faked this and all proof they show is some stupid text in notepad lol

 

[tabzer]

I like Cyberpunk 2077 but...

 

[SkittleDash]

Another ransomware attack? Jesus, will these pricks just rot in a cell already? But kudos to CD Projekt for not letting said pricks have the satisfaction.

 

[Lazyboss]

I can't wait for those low life journalists to start claiming that they got some of the data and start spreading rumors just for fame.

 

[MohammedQ8]

CD-R Projekt Red

 

[K3Nv4]

Go ahead and leak it no one will want to pay to fix bugged out source code

 

[Mark McDonut]

Their IT Dept: WHAT DID I TELL YOU!?!?!?
Them: Don't open strange attachments
Their IT Dept: AND WHAT DID YOU DO?
Them: Opened the strange attachment

 

[shaunj66]

They just can't catch a break can they?

I think their upper management will have a lot to answer for after the last few months

 

[munnimann]

Imagine gaining access to a major game developer's servers, only to have the world make fun of you because you sound like a 13-year-old.

 

[Jayro]

I mean, they kind of deserved it... Karma's a bitch, yeah? Now why was their development systems online to begin with? I couldn't fathom being so stupid as to expose my dev files to the open web like that, lol.

 

[linuxares]

Imagine gaining access to a major game developer's servers, only to have the world make fun of you because you sound like a 13-year-old.

Imagine if they were a 13 year old that hacked them... a fucking shame if so

 

[raxadian]

So.... we will get leaks of buggy as hell games?

 

[eyeliner]

I mean, they kind of deserved it... Karma's a bitch, yeah? Now why was their development systems online to begin with? I couldn't fathom being so stupid as to expose my dev files to the open web like that, lol.

After a healthy row of good games, they released a mess, and this makes them worthy of being hacked and their data being held hostage by idiots?
Glass rooftops, my friend. Sometimes they crash down on you. Hard.