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Security · on the rundown Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Game studio disclosures compared after Warhorse confirms attack

Covered by 16 outlets over 8 hours. First reported by dev.ua at 11:55 UTC on October 27, 2026.

16 outlets

What happened?

  1. The studio said it is working with cybersecurity experts to secure its systems, investigate the incident and assess its full impact, and is coordinating with the relevant authorities
  2. CEO Martin Frývaldský said the company's immediate priority is to secure its systems and establish the full extent of the breach, adding: "This is a serious incident for Warhorse Studios and everyone affected"

A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.

Who reported it, and when?

16 distinct reports run by 16 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Oct 27 11:55Report by dev.ua
  • dev.ua
Oct 27 11:55Kingdom Come, Lord of the Rings studio Warhorse 'hit by a cyberattack' - PC Gamer
  • PC Gamer
Oct 27 12:14Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 studio hit by cyberattack, CEO confirms: "This is a serious incident for Warhorse Studios and everyone affected" - GamesRadar+
  • GamesRadar+
Oct 27 12:46Report by Kotaku
  • Kotaku
Oct 27 12:50Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack - GamingOnLinux
  • GamingOnLinux
Oct 27 13:57Warhorse Studios confirms cyberattack - Shacknews
  • Shacknews
Oct 27 14:20Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack, company systems and data affected - GamesIndustry.biz
  • GamesIndustry.biz
Oct 27 16:22Report by Metro.co.uk
  • Metro.co.uk
Oct 27 16:42Report by Polygon.com
  • Polygon.com
Oct 27 16:53"This is a serious incident" - Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer Warhorse suffers cyberattack - Eurogamer.net
  • Eurogamer.net
Oct 27 17:00Report by rockpapershotgun.com
  • rockpapershotgun.com
Oct 27 17:01Kingdom Come studio hit by cyberattack - KitGuru
  • KitGuru
Oct 27 17:06Report by iXBT.games
  • iXBT.games
Oct 27 19:16Warhorse Studios hit by an undetailed cybersecurity incident - Game Developer
  • Game Developer
Oct 27 20:02Kingdom Come Developer Warhorse Studios Confirms Cyberattack, Company Data Accessed - TechPowerUp
  • TechPowerUp
Oct 27 20:15Report by TweakTown
  • TweakTown

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 7 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

  • Warhorse Studios
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).