There were quite a few news articles back then. Not to mention Denuvo probably pressured to have them removed, what do you expect an event happened in 2017 to have articles survived, when this event is not something you can find in mainstream media?

If you really want to verify, the best bet I can think of, is to ask people in r/crackwatch or cs.rin.ru.

Maybe slightly off-topic, I just want to remind that Denuvo used pirated (personal licence) VMProtect in their commercial product.

I wonder how the owner of these cats distinguish them; they’re completely identical to me…