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Some stages of production will be delayed due to the incident.
Red Barrels studio, the developer of the popular horror games Outlast and Outlast 2, faced a serious cyberattack that affected the development of projects and affected the data of the company's employees. Information about the incident was officially confirmed in a statement.
Representatives of Red Barrels reported that the studio's internal IT systems were subjected to unauthorized access, as a result of which attackers gained access to part of the company's data. Immediately after the attack was detected, measures were taken to ensure the security of the systems and the information contained therein.
Source: Insider GaInsider
To conduct a thorough investigation of the incident, the studio engaged a group of leading cybersecurity experts. Potentially affected parties and relevant authorities were also notified.
According to Red Barrels, the attack caused significant damage to the company's production plans. Due to this, some stages of development will be delayed, but the studio will make every effort to follow the original plan. More detailed updates on this issue are expected to be provided soon.
Despite the fact that Red Barrels did not disclose details about the stolen data, the Insider Gaming portal reported that it had gained access to the leaked materials. According to the publication, the attackers took possession of the source codes of the games, builds, employee data and even information about the company's credit cards. The editors of Insider GaInsider decided not to publish the materials received, instead passing the information on to the relevant authorities.
At the time of publication of the news, Red Barrels' social networks have been put into closed mode.
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Red Barrels studio, the developer of the popular horror games Outlast and Outlast 2, faced a serious cyberattack that affected the development of projects and affected the data of the company's employees. Information about the incident was officially confirmed in a statement.
Representatives of Red Barrels reported that the studio's internal IT systems were subjected to unauthorized access, as a result of which attackers gained access to part of the company's data. Immediately after the attack was detected, measures were taken to ensure the security of the systems and the information contained therein.
Source: Insider GaInsider
To conduct a thorough investigation of the incident, the studio engaged a group of leading cybersecurity experts. Potentially affected parties and relevant authorities were also notified.
According to Red Barrels, the attack caused significant damage to the company's production plans. Due to this, some stages of development will be delayed, but the studio will make every effort to follow the original plan. More detailed updates on this issue are expected to be provided soon.
Despite the fact that Red Barrels did not disclose details about the stolen data, the Insider Gaming portal reported that it had gained access to the leaked materials. According to the publication, the attackers took possession of the source codes of the games, builds, employee data and even information about the company's credit cards. The editors of Insider GaInsider decided not to publish the materials received, instead passing the information on to the relevant authorities.
At the time of publication of the news, Red Barrels' social networks have been put into closed mode.
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