Cybersecurity experts do not believe that a hacker attack on a company CD Projekt could have been played by gamers angry at mixed success Cyberpunk 2077… According to some assumptions, the hacking should not be associated with the game, but with the fact that the company published its current financial report the day before: the attack probably took place on the same day.
According to an employee of a British company Emsisoft, which specializes in computer security and anti-ransomware, data theft CD Projekt visible HelloKitty handwriting. She hacked a Brazilian energy company CEMIG last year, and her earlier deeds date back to November 2023, when Cyberpunk 2077 was not yet out.
Former Fan’s Revenge does sound interesting, but the reality is much more boring.
Fabian Vosar, CTO, Emsisoft
Journalist BBC Joe Teede previously notedthat, according to experts, the actions of CD Projekt after detecting a hack can be called the “gold standard” of interaction with cyber ransomware. And for this she had only one tweet:
- The company immediately honestly confessed to the hack;
- stated that she would not enter into negotiations with criminals;
- confirmed that it is attentive to the system for backing up important data;
- posted a screenshot of a letter from hackers, which will play an important role in the search for intruders;
- turned to authorities and cybercrime specialists.
The Warsaw District Prosecutor’s Office is currently monitoring the preliminary investigation into the hacking of CD Projekt’s servers. At the same time, she evaluates the losses and searches for the causes of the hacker attack.
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