CD Projekt Red quickly went to work on Twitter accounts allegedly sharing stolen code. The Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 developers issued DMCA takedowns to their targeted enemies. The Polish game developer desperately tries to clamp down on leaks following a massive targeted cyberattack that compromised their data. CDPR decided not to engage with the hackers but will now have to play catch-up whenever their data surfaces on the web.
STOLEN GOODS
The Polish devs have successfully taken down at least two Twitter accounts. The Twitter users received this copyright infringement notice from CD Projekt Red.
“Description of infringement: Illegally obtained source code of Gwent: The Witcher Card Game. Posted without authorisation, not intended to be released to the public.”
One of the Tweets in question contained a torrent link for the entire source code for the game Gwent. Additionally, the user that got hit with the DMCA didn't seem perturbed by the Twitter shutdown claiming “let's just say it wasn't anything I didn't expect.”
Several other would-be code-leakers could pop up in the future given the entirely blase attitude of the hackers. Some sellers popped up on dubious websites claiming to sell copies of the stolen data from CD Projekt Red. The sellers declined to answer queries from media outlets. They instead demand payment for any questions they would answer.
CD Projekt Red certainly faces a tough challenge alongside multiple lawsuits it accrued from the disastrous Cyberpunk 2077 launch. The Polish developer has made no announcement regarding its future plans against the leaks as of posting.
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