A group of hackers known as ShinyHunters claims to have accessed Rockstar Games' data. The company confirmed the breach but said it will not affect the release of Grand Theft Auto 6.
A group of hackers known as ShinyHunters claims to have accessed Rockstar Games' data. The company confirmed the breach but said it will not affect the release of Grand Theft Auto 6.
The BBC reports that hackers have managed to gain access to Rockstar’s servers, which are hosted by a third-party cloud provider. The attackers are threatening to publish the stolen materials online unless a ransom is paid.
Rockstar downplayed the incident, stating that «this has no impact on our organization or our players.»
«We can confirm that a limited amount of non-essential information about the company was accessed due to a third-party data leak,» a studio spokesperson said.
ShinyHunters, a group of English-speaking hackers under the age of 20 who specialize in data theft and extortion, previously claimed responsibility for the hack of concert ticket operator Ticketmaster.
ShinyHunters did not elaborate on exactly how they hacked Rockstar, but confirmed that the stolen data would be published online because their demands were not met.
It was previously reported that Grand Theft Auto 6 may launch digitally only, with a physical edition for consoles coming later. According to one version, the discs may appear a few weeks after release, according to another, they will be postponed until early 2027 to avoid new spoilers and leaks.
