CD Projekt Red victim of a ransomware

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Ciberpunk 2077 keeps being the focus of controversy. The management staff at CD Projekt Red, the famous video game development studio, have announced they have been the target of a ransomware attack. Someone managed to infiltrate their internal network, encrypt some of their devices, and steal data and source code from a few projects.



The attackers’ note indicates that they have gained access to the source code for ‘Cyberpunk 2077’, ‘Witcher 3’ and ‘Gwent’, and threaten to leak or sell it if they cannot get to an agreement. The company stated that “they will not give in to demands or negotiate” with the attackers, even knowing that this could free up the devices currently being hostage. Luckily, the attack did not include personal data of the players and their games and services.

A series of unfortunate events

Looks like CD Projekt Red is out of luck. Every week there is an unfortunate event regarding this company. Ransomware attacks have been wreaking havoc for a long time, but they can be avoided with prevention and a good digital security measures. The company is at the mercy of coincidences in this aspect.

In a recent tweet by CD Projekt Red, they indicate how they have detected this attack on their internal network, which caused a few of their systems to be compromised. The attacker(s) gained access to the company’s internal network, collected certain data and left a hijacking note which they shared as part of that message on Twitter.

Those responsible explain that some of their devices have been encrypted, but their bakckups remain intact, which makes the encryption of the ransomware of little useless.

All the encrypted data can be recovered thanks to these backup copies, but the real threat of cyber attackers remains. If the don’t get to an agreement, the hackers will sell or filter the source code of games such as’ Cyberpunk 2077 ‘or’ The Witcher 3 ‘, which can be disastrous for the company.

CD Projekt Red remains firm in their statement. They won’t negotiate with those responsible for the attack even at the risk of such data being leaked. They are already getting in touch with the people and companies that this type of leak would affect. They have also contacted the relevant authorities to investigate the case.

There is no data on users compromised in the attack, and now it remains to be seen what those responsible for the attack finally do, who have given CD Projekt Red a period of 48 hours to contact them.

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