Cyberattack hits systems of game studio Warhorse
The Czech maker of Kingdom Come confirms unauthorised access but shares few details so far.
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Warhorse Studios, known for the Kingdom Come games, said on Tuesday that it had been hit by a serious cyberattack. According to the studio, attackers gained access to company systems and internal data.
Chief executive Martin Frývaldský calls the attack serious for Warhorse and the people affected by the incident. The studio has not disclosed exactly when the attack began, which systems were affected or what data may have been taken.
It is not yet clear whether the attack will affect the Kingdom Come series, any new Warhorse projects, release plans or collaborations with publisher PLAION.
CzechCrunch reports, based on the studio’s statement, that there was unauthorised access to systems and company data. It remains unclear whether a ransomware demand was made and whether personal data was affected.
It therefore cannot yet be established whether data was leaked, encrypted or published. It is also not known who is behind the attack. The studio has not identified a perpetrator.
For Dutch players, the news is mainly relevant if it later emerges that customer data, source code or unannounced games were affected. Until then, the scale of the incident remains unclear.
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The article confines itself to the confirmed unauthorised access and explicitly states what remains unknown. The lack of technical details limits the source’s status, but it contains no unsubstantiated claim about the perpetrator or damage.
- confirmed Warhorse Studios has been hit by a serious cyberattack. — The studio itself describes the incident as serious. source
- confirmed Attackers gained access to systems and internal data. — This is stated in the studio’s statement and reported by CzechCrunch. source
- confirmed It is not known whether data was leaked or encrypted. — The public statements cited provide no information on this. source
- confirmed The identity of the attackers is unknown. — Warhorse does not identify a perpetrator in its statement. source
Editor's note
The attack and unauthorised access have been confirmed by Warhorse and described by CzechCrunch. Details about the perpetrators, damage, data leaks and consequences are still lacking.Sources
- Incident — Warhorse Studios
- Útok na Warhorse Studios zasáhl hackery — CzechCrunch
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