League of Legends source code auctioned off by hackers
techradar.comThe attackers behind a recent assault on Riot Games have announced they are auctioning off the source code used for some of the company's most famous games.
The company behind one of the world’s most popular MOBA games — League of Legends (LoL), had recently confirmed it had received a ransom note for the stolen source-code, but publicly announced it had zero intention of paying said ransom.
Reports had claimed that the crooks demanded $10 million in exchange for the stolen material.
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During the breach, which allegedly lasted for 36 hours, the attackers managed to obtain the source code for League of Legends (LoL), Teamfight Tactics (TFT), and Packman — a legacy anti-cheat solution.
The incident forced Riot to postpone some of the upcoming patches for the games, but stated that other than that — no harm was done, and user data was secure.
After the ransom offer was vehemently declined, the crooks went to a “popular hacking forum”, and placed the data on auction.
LoL source code and Packman are being auctioned off for a minimum of $1 million. Packman itself, BleepingComputer found, is being offered for $500,000.
In the forum ad, there is a PDF file attached, holding a directory listing of 72.4GB of the stolen source code. The file itself is some 1,000 pages long, it was said. While the media did get a hold
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