STALKER Studio Hacked and Blackmailed with Release of Stolen Materials

Hackers compromised systems belonging to GSC Game World, the studio behind the
STALKER franchise and developers of the upcoming STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl.

It’s not unusual for hackers to target gaming companies, but the GSC Game World
case is not a typical security incident. You would expect to see the victims’
system compromised, infected with ransomware and locked, and the data theft
levered in a blackmail attempt.

Instead, only the blackmail attempt is present, and the hackers are not e