Red Barrels suffers cybersecurity incident, production timeline hit significantly

thesixthaxis.com:

Red Barrels, developer of the Outlast games, has announced that it was recently the victim of a cybersecurity incident. The developer has confirmed that no player data has been compromised, but the hit has been significant on the development team, and it will impact production, which will lead to delays of content. The full statement from Red Barrels can be read below.

“The Red Barrels team regrets to announce that its internal IT systems were recently impacted by a cybersecurity event, involving access to some of its data. As soon as the event was detected, measures were deployed to secure the systems and the information confirmed therein. A group of leading external cybersecurity experts have been mandated to conduct an in-depth investigation into the incident. We also notified stakeholders potentially affected by the event and relevant authorities. As a precautionary measure our employees have been offered appropriate support. With the investigation now completed and the security event contained, we want to reassure you that our players have not been impacted by the event.

The hit on our production timeline has been significant. We will do our best to follow our roadmap but unfortunately, some things will have to be delayed. We’ll share a more detailed update on that as soon as we can. We take this event and the security of information within our care very seriously. Faced with a constantly evolving cyber threat, the studio will continue to implement appropriate measures guided by the best practices to ensure a secure environment for our employees, partners, and players. We appreciate the support of our incredible community as we focus on the future of The Outlast Trials.”

As stated, Red Barrels will give more information about what exactly has been impacted in terms of its development plans, and what kind of delays to expect with future content for The Outlast Trials. When that information is made available, we will bring it to you.

Source: Red Barrels