Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’
Source: The Verge
Incident Overview
Rockstar confirmed on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach of a third‑party provider. The hacking group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, stating that it gained access to the company’s Snowflake instances (a cloud‑hosting provider popular with enterprise customers) via Anodot, a cost‑monitoring and analytics service.
Ransom Demand
ShinyHunters is demanding a ransom to be paid by April 14. If the deadline is not met, the group threatens to leak the data it has stolen.
Rockstar’s Statement
In a statement provided to Kotaku, Rockstar said the compromised data was limited in scope and that “this incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”
Additional Details
It is unclear exactly which data was compromised, but the company emphasizes that the breach does not affect its operations or its user base.