Hackers breach GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games, demand ransom payment by tomorrow

GTA 6 maker Rockstar Games has confirmed that it suffered a data breach linked to a third party provider. The company, however, noted that there will be ‘no impact’ of the attack on Rockstar Games or its players.

The breach has been linked to the infamous ransomware hacker group ShinyHunter which has also given Rockstar Games time till 14 April to pay a ransom or the it will put the stolen data for sale.

In a statement to Kotaku, the GTA 6 maker said, “We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in connection with a third-party data breach. This incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”

The group has previously been linked to ransomware attacks on other major companies such as Google, Gucci, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton,IKEA, Adidas, McDonald's, KFC and Walgreens.

During the Rockstar attack, the group reported reportedly gained access to the cmopany via a third-party cloud cost monitoring and analytics software service Anodot.

It's not yet clear what kind of data ShinyHunters has access to but reports suggest that the hack could have targeted corporate data rather player information. As per a report by The Verge, the possible leaked data could include financial records, marketing data, or contracts with companies like Sony and Microsoft

Notably, this is not the first time that Rockstar Games has suffered a cybersecurity attack. In 2022, the company had suffered a maor security breach which was carried out by an 18 year old member of the hacking collective LAPSUS$.

The attacker was able to gain access to the company's Slack service to gain access to the data. It led to over 90 early development videos of GTA 6 being leaked online, giving the first glimpse at the popular open-world title.