By Sherif Saed, Friday, February 12, 2021 09:39 GMT
Someone spent a lot of money to buy the game and the engine code stolen from the CD Projekt Red.
Just a day after the hackers leaked the first CD Projekt Red game source code for Gwent, an auction was held where they could offer all the stolen data to the highest bidder.
The auction was held at a popular hacker forum on the dark web, and bids started at $ 1 million, according to Vx-underground. The auction was concluded shortly afterwards, as the hackers received a satisfactory bid, for KELA Research.
The price quoted to buy now was $ 7 million for the whole thing, but it is unclear how much was actually paid before the auction ended. That’s because, according to KELA Research, the offer came from outside the forum where the auction was being held. The buyer also stipulated that the data would not be distributed or resold in the future.
The forum post announcing the opening of the auction said the eviction includes the source code for The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, a lightning-tracking version of The Witcher 3, Thronebreaker, as well as the studio’s RedEngine, which feeds everyone your games.
In addition, buyers would also have access to a variety of documents obtained as part of the hack, which include legal, HR, commercial and other confidential files.
In announcing the news of the hack to everyone, CD Projekt Red said it will not yield to its demands and pay the ransom, choosing to warn its partners that they may be affected and work with local authorities.