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Rockstar Games Hacked, Hackers Threaten a Massive Data Leak If Not Paid Ransom

https://kotaku.com/rockstar-games-reportedly-hacked-massive-data-leak-ransom-gta-6-shinyhunters-2000686858
24•c420•2h ago

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gaythread•1h ago
Do we not have GTA5 source already?
bakugo•53m ago
Yes, but GTA5 leaked a decade after its release. Rockstar didn't really suffer any significant damage from it.

If 6 leaks before release, though, that's a completely different story. I can imagine them actually paying a ransom if that happened.

dvratil•5m ago
Maybe I'm missing something, but how would GTA6 source leak really harm Rockstar? I mean it's unlikely it would be possible to compile a full working game from the leak, and even if so, it's such a non-trivial task, that I don't believe it would hurt sales /that/ much.

The only thing I can imagine is the story would get spoiled on the internet, but that's about it.

rundigen12•1h ago
I honestly expected the demand to be "Release GTA 6 soon or else we will". ...The fact that they're just demanding money is a little disappointing. ;-)
gloxkiqcza•27m ago
Many ransomware groups of today operate in the same way a legal tech startup would. It’s a large organization with clear goals, not just some guys fooling around. It’s a funny thought tho.
cbg0•48m ago
Update: 4/11/26, 11:45 a.m. ET: Rockstar Games confirmed that a data breach has happened. A spokesperson sent over this statement to Kotaku:

“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.”

embedding-shape•31m ago
> “Rockstar Games, your Snowflake instances were compromised thanks to Anodot.com. Pay or leak. 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.”

Anyone familiar with "Snowflake" enough to say what sort of data was typically hosted there? Judging by the website and the lack of specifics about the data, I'm guessing it's less about assets, artifacts and stuff like that, and more about financial data and general/generic "business" stuff?

hilariously•22m ago
It's a database, but you could store basically any OLAP type things there, all your stuff for aggregate customer data for instance.
embedding-shape•21m ago
Sure, but some databases are sold/bought more by brand recognition and for the type of data rather than actual technical capabilities. Don't ask me why, just very familiar with people making those sort of choices.
Maxion•20m ago
In my experienced Snowflake is often used as a data warehouse.
seydor•26m ago
How fitting with their games. They should include the hackers in GTA7
mschuster91•19m ago
Please, please let that leak be the source code of GTA SA :D

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