In a statement, GSC Game World lays the blame at « a community from a Russian social network, » and warns of potential STALKER 2 leaks.
In the morning of March 12, STALKER developer GSC Game World uploaded a statement (opens in new tab) to Twitter describing a security breach at the company. GSC lays the blame at a « community from a Russian social network, » and warns of potential leaks and spoilers for the upcoming STALKER 2. As reported by GameRant (opens in new tab), this seems to be in response to a post from the account Вестник «Того Самого Сталкера» (opens in new tab) (auto translate: « Herald of ‘The Same STALKER' ») on the Russian social media platform VK.
GSC says that an employee « account for a collective work-with-images application was hacked, » and alludes to previous cyberattacks on the company relating to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, where GSC is based. « Our unwavering commitment to supporting our country remains unchanged—we will continue to do everything possible to support Ukraine, and this won’t change in the future under any circumstances. »
The developer goes on to caution fans about STALKER 2 leaks, and requests that they avoid disseminating such material: « In the event of any leaks, we ask that you refrain from watching or distributing information about STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
