- 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 target Rockstar
The hackers behind the latest 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 original deadline they had given Rockstar.
Unfortunately for gaming fans, the leaked files do not appear to contain any bombshells surrounding the highly anticipated release of GTA VI, but appear to be primarily business and financial data.
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Rockstar leak
ShinyHunters told Bleeping Computer the leaked data, which can now be downloaded from ShinyHunters’ website on the dark web, consists primarily of “internal analytics used to monitor Rockstar’s online services and support tickets”.
This data reportedly includes game economy data for Grand Theft Auto online and Red Dead onlinethat details how much money each title makes on a daily and weekly basis, along with revenue and in-game purchase metrics and player behavior tracking.
Bleeping Computer notes that the data also reportedly includes customer support analytics for the company’s Zendesk support instance.
After the initial news of the attack, Rockstar confirmed the breach, saying that the stolen data was not too important and noted, “this incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”
“We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material corporate 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 ShinyHunter cybercrime gang against “dozens of companies”.
The hackers managed to find the company’s authentication tokens, which allowed them to access the customer’s Snowflake accounts.
They also tried to access Salesforce accounts, but were apparently blocked before getting through.
“Rockstar Games, your Snowflake instances were compromised thanks to Anodot.com. Pay or leak,” ShinyHunters had reportedly told the company.
“This is a final warning to reach out before April 14, 2026 before we leak, along with more annoying (digital) issues coming your way. Make the right decision, don’t be the next headline.”
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