Grand Theft Auto VI is among the most anticipated video video games ever, and is shortly changing into one of the prematurely hacked video games ever, too.
Initially reported by Hackread and The Cybersec Guru, the outstanding hacker group ShinyHunters claimed it had hacked GTA developer Rockstar Video games over the weekend. The group stated it was in possession of worthwhile knowledge, and set a deadline of Tuesday, April 14 for Rockstar to pay up, lest the info be launched to the general public.
“Rockstar Video games, your Snowflake cases have been compromised due to Anodot.com. Pay or leak,” ShinyHunters stated in a press release on Saturday. “It is a remaining warning to succeed in out by 14 Apr 2026 earlier than we leak, together with a number of annoying (digital) issues that’ll come your manner. Make the suitable determination, don’t be the subsequent headline.”
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Nonetheless, Rockstar is framing issues a little bit otherwise. In a press release to Kotaku, the corporate downplayed issues concerning the materials in query.
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“We will affirm {that a} restricted quantity of non-material firm info was accessed in reference to a third-party knowledge breach,” Rockstar stated. “This incident has no influence on our group or our gamers.”
Stories point out the hack was targeted much less on private knowledge and extra on company property. In different phrases, it does not look like participant info is at stake right here (as Rockstar stated), however issues like advertising supplies may see the sunshine of day earlier than Rockstar supposed.
If ShinyHunters sounds acquainted, that is as a result of the group was additionally liable for main hacks of Salesforce and Bumble lately.
As for GTA VI, Rockstar needed to do harm management after a serious hack revealed some sport particulars forward of time, all the way in which again in 2022. With the sport set for launch in November of this yr, hopefully, the leaks will finish a technique or one other quickly.
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