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Filed under:Hackers say they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3CD Projekt, the company behind and , was targeted Monday in a major “cyber attack,” . Hackers reportedly stole “certain data belonging to CD Projekt capital group,” CD Projekt said. The company said it is currently securing its servers and restoring encrypted data.In the ransom note published by CD Projekt, the hackers said they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent, and “the unreleased version of Witcher 3.” The group said it also accessed “documents relating to accounting, administration, legal, HR, [and] investor relations.” CD Projekt did not confirm the data stolen, but said in its statement that no personal user data for any of its services was compromised.Polygon has reached out to CD Projekt for more information.Important Update — CD PROJEKT RED (@CDPROJEKTRED)Hackers gave CD Projekt 48 hours to initiate contact before “the source code will be sold or leaked online.”“Your public image will go down the shitter even more and people will see how you [sic] shitty your company functions,” the hacker said in the note. “Investors will lose trust in your company and the stock will dive even lower.”CD Projekt said it will not negotiate with the hackers. It said it’s aware the “compromised data” may be released, and the company is “taking necessary steps to mitigate the consequences of such a release.” CD Projekt is working with authorities and “IT forensic specialists” to investigate the hack.Monday’s hack follows a rocky launch for Cyberpunk 2077, the highly-anticipated title that was released December 2020. The game launched — . CD Projekt and other storefronts were forced to , which was . CD Projekt is also facing .Ahead of Cyberpunk 2077’s launch, the company was criticized for ,” as well as a history of .Studio executives at for the troubled launch.“We ignored signals about the need for additional time to refine the game on the base last-gen consoles,” CD Projekt co-CEO Adam Kiciński said in December. “It was the wrong approach and against our business philosophy.”CD Projekt Red, the developing arm at the company, . Major updates are coming later this year, the developer said.A weekly roundup of the best things from PolygonA weekly roundup of the best things from Polygon

Filed under:Hackers say they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3CD Projekt, the company behind and , was targeted Monday in a major “cyber attack,” . Hackers reportedly stole “certain data belonging to CD Projekt capital group,” CD Projekt said. The company said it is currently securing its servers and restoring encrypted data.In the ransom note published by CD Projekt, the hackers said they stole source code for Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3, Gwent, and “the unreleased version of Witcher 3.” The group said it also accessed “documents relating to accounting,...

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