Rockstar Games Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Demand Ransom

14 articles · Updated · HackRead · Apr 11

Rockstar Games has confirmed a data breach after the hacker group ShinyHunters claimed access to its internal data via third-party software Anodot.
The attackers reportedly used stolen authentication tokens from Anodot to access Rockstar’s Snowflake cloud environment and are demanding a ransom by April 14.
While no player data appears compromised, the breach could expose sensitive corporate information and raises concerns about third-party software security.

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