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CD Projekt Red 'EPICALLY pwned': Cyberpunk 2077 dev publishes ransom note after company systems encrypted

Hackers threaten to release source and docs, but games giant isn't playing ball

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Ignore that ransomware demand and restore from backup – well... if only it were that easy

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