League of Legends source code leak was made by a hacker and hackers are demanding $10 million from Riot Games. A copy of the ransom email the hackers delivered to Riot Games has been received from numerous sources.
The hackers gave Riot Games two sizable PDFs as proof, claiming they would demonstrate their access to Packman and the League of Legends source code. These files were also retrieved from sources, and they seem to display directories connected to the game’s code. The hackers offered to remove the code from their servers in exchange for payment and “provide insight into how the breach occurred and offer advice on preventing future breaches,” according to the ransom note.
Riot Games originally tweeted about the news of a compromise last week. Riot Games described the hack as a “social engineering attack,” though its precise nature is unknown. It said that there was no evidence that user data had been impacted. Riot Games tweeted on Tuesday that it had proof that hackers had stolen the source code for Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, and its “legacy” anti-cheat engine.
How did Riot respond to the League of Legends source code leak?
There is no evidence that player data or personal information was stolen, according to Riot’s original notification of the incident on January 20. The company made a commitment to keep fans informed as it looked into the matter.
The theft of the source code was confirmed today, and the criminals have since written the studio an email requesting an undetermined ransom. Riot declared that it will not make payments but issued a warning that the release of the source code would increase the number of cheaters. You may check the tweet series Riot Games published on their official Twitter account about the League of Legends source code leak below.
Today, we received a ransom email. Needless to say, we won’t pay.
While this attack disrupted our build environment and could cause issues in the future, most importantly we remain confident that no player data or player personal information was compromised.
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— Riot Games (@riotgames) January 24, 2023
A hotfix including some of the 13.2 patch’s content will launch on January 26, according to Riot, who also announced that some content has been moved to the 13.3 patch, which is set to launch on February 8. Similar statements were made on the Teamfight Tactics account, and both accounts stated that they anticipate having everything fixed by the end of the week.
What about the ransomware message for the League of Legends source code leak?
The hacker group announced the League of Legends source code leak to the company as follows:
Dear Riot Games,
We have obtained your valuable data, including the precious anti-cheat source code and the entire game code for League of Legends and its tools, as well as Packman, your usermode anti-cheat. We understand the significance of these artifacts and the impact their release to the public would have on your major titles, Valorant and League of Legends. In light of this, we are making a small request for an exchange of $10,000,000.
We uploaded a tree list pdf file, which you can view the tree of Packman and League of Legends source. If you require any files for proof, message us and we will provide you the raw file.
In return, we will immediately remove all source code from our servers and guarantee that the files will never be released to the public. We will also provide insight into how the breach occurred and offer advice on preventing future breaches. We suggest communicating through Telegram, you can join us here: XXXXX.
-Hackers on League of Legends source code leak
Our news about the League of Legends source code leak ends here. Although Riot does not seem to take the hack very seriously, the postponement of the game’s patches can definitely be interpreted as an indication that there is internal turmoil. Click on this link for our news about when patches will arrive.
