CD Projekt Red Confirmed that its Data is Disseminated Online

The company alleges the hacked information stolen from the CD project is being distributed online. The company behind Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 claim that they cannot verify the actual details of the information shared but they believe that the stolen data relates to their games, contractors, and both current and past employees. 

Earlier in this year, it faced a ransomware attack, which “gained access to our internal network, collected certain data belonging to CD PROJEKT Capital Group and left a ransom note,” by a threat group (which was considered to be the HelloKitty Gang), the company said. 

The ransomware encrypted the system for the organization too, but CD Projekt Red managed to restore all the data from the backup — making stolen data the actual problem. 

The threat of “double extortion” has been increased by Ransomware groups, with a warning that if the victims do not pay, they will Auction stolen data. Many also maintain sites with “name and shame” title that operators use to publish leaked victims’ information who was not able to pay the ransom. 

And the cybercriminals stated that they had “dumped full copies” of Cyberpunk 2077’s, Gwent’s, Witcher 3’s and Witcher’s “unreleased version;” and acquired the sensitive company information about bookkeeping, administration, HR, investor relations, law, and more. 

“Source codes will be sold or leaked online, and your documents will be sent to our contacts in gaming journalism,” according to a note.