Last week, Riot Games was the victim of a cyberattack that affected several of its games and services. Upon investigation, the company revealed that this issue had an even bigger effect than expected, as hackers stole the source code for League of Legends and more games.
Through its social networks, Riot reported that the attackers extracted valuable information from its MOBA, the Teamfight Tactics code and a legacy anti-cheat platform. He also revealed that he received a message from the hackers to negotiate. However, the study made one thing clear: it will not pay to rescue the information, as it is convinced that its players’ data is safe.
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Riot Games will not negotiate with hackers
“As promised, we wanted to update you on the status of last week’s cyberattack. Over the weekend, our analysis confirmed that attackers extracted the source code for League, TFT, and a legacy anti-cheat platform.
“Today, we received a ransom email. Needless to say, we won’t pay. While this attack disrupted our build environment and could cause problems in the future, most importantly we are confident that no player data or personal information was compromised,” Riot said.
The developers are already working to combat any type of cheating that arises from the leaking of the source code of their games. They also promised to release fixes as quickly as possible if necessary.
Riot anticipated possible leaks, explaining that the source codes contain information about experimental game modes that are likely to come to fruition in the future. However, he wants players to know that most of the content is in the prototype phase.
Today, we received a ransom email. Needless to say, we won’t pay.
While this attack disrupted our build environment and could cause issues in the future, most importantly we remain confident that no player data or player personal information was compromised.
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— Riot Games (@riotgames) January 24, 2023
The illegally obtained source code also includes a number of experimental features. While we hope some of these game modes and other changes eventually make it out to players, most of this content is in prototype and there’s no guarantee it will ever be released.
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— Riot Games (@riotgames) January 24, 2023
Cyber attack on Riot and LoL will be investigated by the authorities
Riot explained that its security teams and external consultants are already working to better understand the impact of the attack and improve their systems. He also confirmed that the authorities are aware of the problem and that they will collaborate as much as possible to find the culprits.
“We are committed to transparency and will publish a full report in the future detailing the attackers’ techniques, the areas where Riot’s security checks failed, and the steps we are taking to ensure this does not happen again,” the statement added. study.
We’re committed to transparency and will release a full report in the future detailing the attackers’ techniques, the areas where Riot’s security controls failed, and the steps we’re taking to ensure this doesn’t happen again.
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— Riot Games (@riotgames) January 24, 2023
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