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Kingdom Come, Lord of the Rings studio Warhorse ‘hit by a cyberattack’
Warhorse Studios, the developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance and an upcoming role-playing game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, says it has been hit by a cyberattack. The studio is working with cybersecurity specialists to secure its systems and assess what happened, but has not yet disclosed the breach’s impact or its significance for its games, staff or players.
CEO Martin Frývaldský described the incident as serious and said the studio’s priorities are to secure systems, establish the extent of the breach and protect employees, partners and the community. The article notes that the attack could involve material about Warhorse’s announced games, player data or another target, but says there is no confirmation of what the attackers sought or accessed.
In short
- Warhorse Studios says it was hit by a cyberattack.
- The breach’s extent and impact are still unknown.
- The studio is working with cybersecurity specialists.
Explained simply
Warhorse Studios is a Czech video game developer best known for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a historical role-playing game set in medieval Bohemia. Role-playing games let players take on a character and shape parts of the story through their choices.
The studio is also making a role-playing game set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the fictional world of The Lord of the Rings. A cyberattack is an attempt to gain access to or disrupt computer systems, and can affect a company’s work or the information it holds.
The incident matters because studios may store information about their games, employees, business partners and players. What was accessed, and whether any game development or personal information was affected, is not yet known.
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