Cyberpunk 2077: Ransomware hack on CD Projekt severely delays game update

  • Sources inside Polish game publisher say employees have been unable to log onto the company’s VPN to work on an update on the video game
  • The hack allegedly leaked personal information of employees

Boxes with CD Projekt's game Cyberpunk 2077 are displayed in Warsaw, Poland, on December 14, 2020. Photo: Reuters

CD Projekt SA said Wednesday it will delay a promised update to the much-criticised role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077, pinning the blame for its slow progress on a recent security breach. What the Polish publisher did not say is that most of its employees have been locked out of their workstations for the past two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.

The work stoppage is the result of a ransomware attack disclosed on February 9. The extent of the disruption, which has not been previously reported, poses a major setback to CD Projekt’s attempt to rescue a game in desperate need of repairs.

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