{"id":278949,"date":"2024-04-23T00:53:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T07:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=330712"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:40:04","slug":"the-source-code-of-the-witcher-3-and-cyberpunk-2077-has-been-hacked-this-is-what-has-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-source-code-of-the-witcher-3-and-cyberpunk-2077-has-been-hacked-this-is-what-has-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"The source code of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 has been hacked: this is what has happened."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, the source code of <strong>The Witcher 3<\/strong> and <strong>Cyberpunk 2077<\/strong> was leaked on the Internet. However, it has remained inaccessible because it was protected by a <strong>password<\/strong>, until now.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dd776da8-9b2a-11e6-b1f7-00163ed833e7\/2552060042\/cyberpunk-2077-Download-Cyberpunk-2077.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The leak of both games raised alarms in the offices of <strong>CD Projekt Red<\/strong>, but the inability to access them made many breathe a sigh of relief. However, this has changed: a user on <strong>Reddit<\/strong>, u\/Custer_Vincen, discovered on 4Chan that the passwords that unlocked the source code had been discovered by a ransomware group called <strong>HelloKitty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By having the source code exposed, other developers and studios will be able to access it and discover all the tricks that have been used to bring these productions to life.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how would it affect us as users? The Witcher fans won&#8217;t see many changes. CD Projekt Red has already confirmed that this year they will release <strong>a tool to create mods for The Witcher 3<\/strong>. On the other hand, Cyberpunk 2077 would be <strong>more advantageous<\/strong> in this aspect. In fact, it is likely that in the future we will see much more complex and detailed mods thanks to users being able to &#8220;tinker&#8221; with the source code.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1c83una\/passwords_to_the_source_code_archives_for_the\/\">Passwords to the source code archives for The Witcher 3 and several other games have been revealed on 4\u0441han<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Custer_Vincen\/\">u\/Custer_Vincen<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/\">GamingLeaksAndRumours<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately, this is not the first <strong>attack<\/strong> of this kind that puts a developer in checkmate. One of the most recent ones was carried out by <strong>Insomniac Games<\/strong>, which, after being a victim of a ransomware attack, saw how its confidential information became public on the Internet. In this case, the development and release plans that the company planned to execute over the next <strong>10 years<\/strong> were revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the moment, it is not clear whether the Polish company will take any legal action in response to what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/cyberpunk-2077-2\/205495\/news\/cyberpunk-2077-and-the-witcher-3-leaked-source-codes-password-has-been-discovered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"IGN\">IGN<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dd776da8-9b2a-11e6-b1f7-00163ed833e7\/2552060042\/cyberpunk-2077-Download-Cyberpunk-2077.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2021, the source code of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 was leaked on the Internet. However, it has remained inaccessible because it was protected by a password, until now. 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