Life imitating art or black hat hackers going too far?
It is an understatement to say that it has been a difficult path for CD Projekt Red and the release of the long-awaited, but regrettably controlled Cyberpunk 2077. So far, this developing story has been told mainly from the point of view of the developers in the studio and the customers who have been disappointed by the many problems of the game. But today, a new bad actor comes on the scene. An unidentified person or persons has hacked CDPR systems and currently maintains source codes for games such as Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent and more rescue.
First, to be clear, the said actor (or actors, most likely) is not a real actor in the game itself, but another word for someone who is acting maliciously or illegally, just so that we are on the same page. Second, there is the fact that this information could have gone unnoticed if it had been between the alleged hacker (s) and CDPR, but the latter chose to disclose the information and the statement that it would not be negotiating with said hackers. This is probably the appropriate answer, but it certainly looks like a rather mundane side search taken from Cyberpunk 2077 itself, with major consequences in the real world for both the studio’s reputation and the bad actors in question.
Here is a look at the redemption document and CDPR’s response:
We will be keeping an eye on this one as it develops. It seems that CDPR is more than happy to air these dirty clothes in the daylight. Honestly, it’s probably not a bad PR job for the company after months of harsh but well-deserved criticism Cyberpunk 2077 get up. And undoubtedly the faltering of the false flag are already theorizing about the whole ordeal. Stay tuned.
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