- Hackers release files stolen from GTA VI developer Rockstar Games early
- More than 78.6 million records were leaked, including business and financial data, but no games were leaked.
- ShinyHunters took advantage of Anodot’s gap to attack Rockstar
The hackers behind the recent attack on Rockstar Games have released millions of stolen files that they claim to have stolen from the company.
The ShinyHunters group has leaked more than 78.6 million records, one day before the initial deadline they had given to Rockstar.
Unfortunately for gaming fans, the leaked files do not appear to contain any bombshells surrounding the long-awaited release of GTA VI, but instead appear to be primarily business and financial data.
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ShinyHunters said beepcomputer The leaked data, which can now be downloaded from the ShinyHunters website on the dark web, primarily consists of “internal analytics used to monitor Rockstar’s online services and support tickets.”
This data supposedly includes in-game economics data for grand theft auto online and Red Dead onlinewhich outlines how much money each title makes daily and weekly, along with in-game revenue and purchase metrics, and tracking player behavior.
beepcomputer notes that the data also includes customer service analytics for the company’s Zendesk support instance.
Following initial news of the attack, Rockstar confirmed the breach, saying that the stolen data was not overly important and noting that “this incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”
“We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in connection with a third-party data breach,” the company said.
Rockstar Games is the latest victim to have its data stolen in the Anodot supply chain attack carried out by cybercriminal gang ShinyHunters against “dozens of companies.”
The hackers managed to find the company’s authentication tokens, which allowed them to access Snowflake customer accounts.
They also attempted to access Salesforce accounts, but were apparently blocked before they were successful.
“Rockstar Games, your Snowflake instances were compromised thanks to Anodot.com. Pay or leak,” ShinyHunters had allegedly told the company.
“This is a final warning that you must submit by April 14, 2026 before it is leaked, along with several annoying (digital) problems that will come your way. Make the right decision, don’t be the next headline.”
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