Hello Neighbor's multiplayer spinoff has been 'temporarily shut down' after a hacker wiped player progression and demanded the game's 'removal from sale across all platforms'

In a Halloween themed room, the neighbour raises his clawed hands toward the camera, eyes glowing white.

Secret Neighbor, the multiplayer spinoff for the 2017 horror game Hello Neighbor, has been temporarily taken offline following a security breach by a hacker who accessed the game's backend systems and deleted player data.

The incident, which occurred last week, involved an individual who obtained credentials with admin access to the game. The hacker then proceeded to wipe player profiles, in-game progression, and other data, while also carrying out what developer Hologryph and publisher tinyBuild described as a "coordinated attack on our server systems and infrastructure" across all platforms.