Rockstar Games Hacked Again — This Time by Teen Cybercriminals ShinyHunters

Rockstar Games faces another hack by ShinyHunters, threatening data leak after ransom refusal. Rockstar claims minimal impact and no player harm.

By Content Team

May 2, 2026

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Rockstar Games has been hit by hackers for the second time in three years. A group called ShinyHunters — prolific English-speaking teen cybercriminals — claims to have breached servers managed by a third-party cloud provider and is threatening to publish stolen data after Rockstar refused to pay a ransom. Rockstar is downplaying the damage, telling the BBC the incident had "no impact" on the company or its players and that only "a limited amount of non-material company information" was accessed. The breach echoes a 2023 hack by British teen Arion Kurtaj, who leaked GTA 6 footage and received an indefinite hospital order or until doctors deem he's no longer a threat to others.

Source: BBC News

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