ShinyHunters Dump Rockstar’s Financial Secrets After Ransom, GTA 6 Is Safe
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ShinyHunters, a hacking group, has leaked Rockstar Games' financial secrets after a ransom demand was not met. The leaked data includes financial information tied to online multiplayer modes for Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, but does not contain any source code or development builds for the upcoming GTA 6 game.
ShinyHunters posted a ransom demand on its dark web site, claiming it had breached Rockstar Games' cloud systems. The group gave Rockstar until April 14 to pay, but the deadline passed without payment. ShinyHunters then published the data, which includes financial information for Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption online multiplayer modes. The leak does not contain any GTA 6 source code or development builds. The breach was possible due to a vulnerability in Anodot, a third-party cloud cost monitoring platform used by Rockstar. ShinyHunters exploited this vulnerability to extract authentication tokens and access Rockstar's cloud environment.
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