Warhorse Studios hit by an undetailed cybersecurity incident
By Image via Warhorse Studios/Fellowship Entertainment
Kingdom Come: Deliverance and the unnamed Lord of the Rings RPG creator Warhorse Studios declared today on its website that the studio has fallen victim to a significant cyberattack, the complete magnitude of which has not been clarified or entirely evaluated yet. The announcement does, nonetheless, verify that the attack granted unauthorized entry to company systems and information.
“This is a critical event for Warhorse Studios and all those involved,” states Warhorse CEO Martin Frývaldský. “Our foremost objective is to safeguard our systems, ascertain the full scope of the breach, and implement the necessary measures to defend our staff, partners, and community. We are allocating the required resources to tackle this matter and will share additional details as soon as we can responsibly do so.”
The studio affirms in the update that it is collaborating with cybersecurity specialists to comprehend the attack. The studio is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fellowship Entertainment, a division of Embracer.
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When a studio experiences a cyberattack, the data acquired by the hackers can result in numerous ripple effects on the organization and its personnel. Payroll information, such as social security numbers or international equivalents, may be compromised and released online. If the hackers can access internal documents, projects currently under development may also be disclosed.
One such instance is when Pokémon creator Game Freak sustained an attack in 2024 that unveiled the data of 2600 employees. The breach also resulted in the public dissemination of developmental details of assets, concept artwork, and unannounced game initiatives.
It remains uncertain at this moment if the assault on Warhorse reached a similar magnitude.
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