CD Projekt Red is issuing DMCA takedown notices to Twitter users sharing links to the company’s stolen data.
The Cyberpunk 2077 creator was the victim of a ransomware attack early this month, with hackers successfully copying the source code for all of CD Projekt’s recent titles, including an unreleased version of The Witcher 3, potentially an updated next-gen console edition.
In an attempt to prevent the stolen data from spreading further, CD Projekt Red is sending takedown notices to users sharing links to the stolen source code for Gwent, according to a Vice report.
“Description of infringement: Illegally obtained source code of Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Posted without authorisation, not intended to be released to the public,” reads the DMCA notice.
Hackers threatened to expose the source code for the latest version of CyberPunk
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In what could have been the dystopian future envisioned by sci-fi author William Gibson or just another bad day for CD Projekt Red, the company was hit with a 48-hour ransom demand by an undetermined hacking group. The group claimed to have dumped full copies of the source code for the company s Cyberpunk 2077 server and other important games.
The note, which the company made public, also claimed to have exposed all of the Polish-based companyâs documents relating to accounting, administration, legal, HR and investor relations. The attackers said if CD Projekt Red did not agree to its demands, they would sell or leak the companyâs source code online and would send all documents to the threat actorâs contacts in gaming journalism.
CD Projekt Red is the latest game company to be hit by a cyber attack. The company released a statement on Twitter this morning saying an “unidentified actor” has hacked some of its systems, and included a screenshot of the ransom note. Accessed data includes source code for some of the studio’s games, alongside internal company data. The company writes that it will not negotiate with the hacker.