Rockstar Games Acknowledges Limited Data Access in Third-Party Breach, Hackers Demand Ransom by April 14

Rockstar Games, the developer behind Grand Theft Auto VI, has confirmed that a third-party data breach led to unauthorized access to some of its company information, following reports over the weekend about a potential hack.

In a statement provided to IGN, a Rockstar spokesperson clarified that "a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed" and emphasized that the incident "has no impact on our organization or our players." The full statement reads: "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."

Earlier today, The CyberSec Guru revealed that a hacker group known as ShinyHunters exploited the AI analytics platform Anodot, a cloud-cost monitoring tool used by Rockstar, to breach the company's Snowflake data warehouse. The hackers reportedly impersonated a legitimate internal service to gain entry. ShinyHunters has issued an ultimatum, setting a ransom deadline of April 14 and threatening to release the data if Rockstar does not comply with their demands.

According to the report, the hackers did not break Snowflake's encryption directly. Instead, they accessed Anodot's system to obtain authentication tokens, which they then used as a digital passkey to infiltrate Rockstar's Snowflake instance.