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Motherboard found an alleged copy of the data on a low level hacking and data trading forum and downloaded it for verification purposes. The data includes Gwent assets marked as being built with the Unity game engine; Gwent was made with that engine. The cache is also larger than a normal, legitimate download of Gwent from a game store, and the download contains assets related to multiple versions of the game. The download also includes what appear to be Testframework files, software game developers use to test applications.The download also includes a note, which appears to be written by whoever leaked the files, that reads "next release is tomorrow."Vxunderground said in a follow up tweet that the hackers are auctioning code for the Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 on another forum. A screenshot Vxunderground shared with Motherboard said the bidding started at "1kk $".Do you have access to any of the other CDPR data? We'd love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Joseph Cox securely on Signal on +44 20 8133 5190, Wickr on josephcox, OTR chat on jfcox@jabber.ccc.de, or email joseph.cox@vice.com.
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