In a statement on its website, the developer Red Barrels confirms its "internal IT systems" were hacked, "involving access to some of its data". Having completed an investigation of the situation, the team confirms that players of its games are unaffected by the data breach.
As a result of the attack, development on its current work will see "significant" delays. "We'll share a more detailed update on that as soon as we can," the statement reads.
According to MP1st, citing an anonymous source close to the situation, the attack has come from a group named 'Nitrogen', with 1.8TB of data stolen from Red Barrels. The report states that source code for "at least" Outlast 1 and Outlast 2 is included, along with financial information, HR files, and game builds.
The data is reportedly being held to ransom for an undisclosed sum of money, with a threat to release all the information publicly if left unpaid.
Many gaming studios and publishers have been targeted in this way; Insomniac Games suffered a similar data breach at the end of last year, resulting in the release of a ton of stolen information.
