The game League of Legends was the victim of pirates who demanded a very large ransom from its publisher.
Riot Games is in a tough spot. Hackers have indeed managed to enter his system and steal the source code of his very popular video game last week League of Legends. To keep it confidential, the hackers, whose letter is available on the Net, ask for a nice reward.
10 million dollars, no less
Riot Games suffered an intrusion a week ago with problematic consequences. This is shown by the e-mail sent by the hackers to the video game publisher, whose Vice was able to obtain a copy. In it, the pirates explain that they have ” obtained [de] valuable data, including valuable anti-cheat source code and full League of Legends game code and tools “. The game Teamfight Tactics would also be affected.
” We do not wish to damage your reputation or cause public disturbance. Our only motivation is financial gain “, they continue. And the financial gain in question is substantial, since it is a ransom of 10 million dollars, payable within 12 hours of sending the letter.
” We won’t pay »
To prove that they were in possession of the mentioned parts, the hackers produced two PDFs intended to show that they had indeed had access to the source code. If Riot Games were to fail to pay, it would be made public, and “ the extent of the fault [serait] known to more people “.
Nothing to intimidate the American company, which simply said on Twitter: “ We will not pay. Yet, according to Viceemployees of the company would have joined the Telegram channel indicated by the hackers to be able to get in touch with them.
This piracy is part of a notable increase in intrusions on the Web, which affect all players, as shown by the personal data stolen from Twitter or Facebook. Cyber attacks increased by 38% worldwide last year, according to check point.
Sources: Vice, check point
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