A new report intimates The Last of Us Part 2 was allegedly leaked by hackers who’d infiltrated Naughty Dog’s private servers.
In a brief summary on Twitter, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that after talking to people “with direct knowledge” of the incident, a security vulnerability opened a back door into ND’s servers and intimated that the spoilerific footage likely originates from “an early build”.
“OK: After talking to two people with direct knowledge of how TLOU2 leaked as well as some Naughty Dog employees, I have a good idea of what happened,” Schreier tweeted earlier today. “Short version: hackers found a security vulnerability in a patch for an older ND game and used it to get access to ND’s servers.
“I think the footage that leaked is from devs playing an early build (I haven’t watched it). Most importantly, rumors of this being an act of protest by a contractor whose pay was robbed are not true. (ND actually extended pay and healthcare benefits for contractors due to covid).”
Massive spoilers for The Last of Us 2 circulated online earlier this week in what Tom described as “a devastating leak” for developer Naughty Dog.
Video footage showing cutscenes and gameplay – including several pivotal scenes – is available to view online. Though the original videos have been pulled from YouTube and Reddit by Sony, citing copyright concerns, other versions are still being linked elsewhere.