Rockstar hackers publish 78.6 million stolen records but many of us will be disappointed

Date:
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Description:
ShinyHunters publish Rockstar data, but sadly there's no big secrets or GTA
VI bombshells.

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now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter 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. Article continues below You may like Rockstar confirms major third-party data breach: GTA VI maker says 'no impact on our organization or our players' Rockstar could be trying to prevent even more leaks by making Grand Theft Auto 6 completely digital at launch, report claims Major CarGurus data breach reportedly sees 1.7 million corporate records stolen Rockstar
leak 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 wasnt too important and noting, this incident has no impact
on our organization or our players. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our
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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 companys authentication tokens, which allowed them to access customer Snowflake accounts . What to read next Top Las Vegas hotel is the latest ShinyHunters ransomware victim - hackers demand $1.5 million to not leak data Rockstar court representative says studio fired GTA
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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.

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