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'Pay or leak': Hackers breach Rockstar Games and demand ransom with a graphic straight from Cyberpunk 2077

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Hackers
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Hackers
Genres · simulation, strategy
Release · Sep 19, 2016
Developer · Trickster Arts s.r.o.
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Cyberpunk 2077
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Cyberpunk 2077
Genres · fps
Release · Dec 10, 2020
Developer · CD Projekt RED
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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1997–2018
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Top genres · fps, adventure, racing
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