Several black market CDPR releases
Last week, we reported how CD Projekt RED had come into conflict with a “targeted cyber attack”, with a group of strangers stealing astounding amounts of data from the Polish developer, including the source code of some of its biggest and most recent launches.
Initially, the hackers – a group calling themselves “HelloKitty” – tried to rescue the stolen data to CDPR, which publicized the whole case, although it clearly stated that it had no intention of paying those responsible. This weekend was reported by cyber intelligence group Kela that HelloKitty held an auction on the “dark web”, where it supposedly sold the source code for the recent CDPR release Cyberpunk 2077. Kela reports that the sale took place outside the auction itself, which reportedly had an opening bid of $ 1 million dollars and a sale price of $ 7 million dollars.
HelloKitty is also claimed to have copies of the source code for retail and unreleased versions of 2015 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, as well as the code for Witcherspin-off card game, Gwent. In a statement published last week, CDPR said it believed the personal details of your employees stay safe. The attack and alleged sale is the latest in a series of nightmares for CD Projekt RED, which has spent the past few months defending itself from countless lawsuits and negative publicity about the unstable launch Cyberpunk 2077, which prompted CEO Marcin Iwinski to release an official apology video.
CDPR is working with IT experts and police to investigate the situation.
Hacked data from Cyberpunk 2077 Studio was reportedly sold [The Verge]
