- Hackers release files stolen from GTA VI developer Rockstar Games early
- More than 78.6 million records leaked, including business and financial data, but no game leaks
- ShinyHunters exploited Anodot breach to hit Rockstar
The hackers behind the recent hack of Rockstar Games have released millions of stolen files they claim to have stolen from the company.
The ShinyHunters group has leaked more than 78.6 million records, a day ahead of the initial deadline they had given Rockstar.
Sadly for gaming fans, the leaked files don’t appear to contain any bombshells surrounding the eagerly-anticipated release of GTA VI, but mainly appear to be business and financial data.
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ShinyHunters told BleepingComputer the leaked data, which can now be downloaded from ShinyHunters’ website on the dark web, primarily consists of “internal analytics used to monitor Rockstar’s online services and support tickets”.
This data allegedly includes game economy data for Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online, outlining how much money each title is earning on a daily and weekly basis, along with in-game revenue and purchase metrics, and player behavior tracking.
BleepingComputer notes the data also reportedly includes customer support analytics for the company’s Zendesk support instance.
Following initial news of the attack, Rockstar confirmed the breach, saying the data stolen wasn’t too important and noting, “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 through the Anodot supply chain attack carried out by the ShinyHunters cybercrime gang against “dozens of companies”.
The hackers managed to find the company’s authentication tokens, which allowed them to access customer Snowflake accounts.
They tried to access Salesforce accounts, too, but were apparently blocked before making it through.
“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 to reach out by 14 Apr 2026 before we leak, along with several annoying (digital) problems that’ll come your way. Make the right decision, don’t be the next headline.””
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