Red Barrels, the studio behind the Outlast games, including the co-op multiplayer title The Outlast Trials, has suffered a "cybersecurity event." This event being an unauthorized intrusion into their internal systems and access to "some of its data."
Red Barrels made the announcement of the intrusion on October 2, 2024 through their website. An exact date or timeframe on when the actual intrusion took place was not disclosed. However, the studio says that once the event was detected, they took measures "to secure the systems and the information contained therein." The studio claims that "players have not been impacted by the event."
A separate report from MP1st claims that the breach did allow access to credit card information. This is, so far, an unsubstantiated rumor based off of the remarks from "someone with knowledge of the situation" speaking with MP1st.
According to someone with knowledge about the situation who wishes to remain anonymous (for obvious reasons), the hacker group behind it is known as “Nitrogen,” and they seem to be a newly formed group. Per the files list shared to MP1st, the hack involves credit card info, HR stuff, game builds, and full source code for at least Outlast 1 and Outlast 2.
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 contained therein. A group of leading external cybersecurity experts has been mandated to conduct an in-depth investigation into the incident. We also notified stakeholders potentially affected by the event and the 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 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.”
The Red Barrels Team
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 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.”
The Red Barrels Team
