Rockstar Games Hit by Second Data Breach at Third-Party Provider
Rockstar Games confirmed a data breach at a third-party provider, marking the second hack for the company. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and demanded a ransom by April. Rockstar stated the incident will have no impact on operations.
Achmad Mulyana / Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0)Rockstar Games Confirms Second Hack Rockstar Games was hacked for the second time, with the company confirming on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach.
The data breach occurred at a third-party provider of Rockstar Games. Rockstar Games downplayed the impact of the hack and stated the hack will have no impact. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the hack.
ShinyHunters gained access to Rockstar Games' Snowflake instances via Anodot. ShinyHunters is demanding a ransom by April.
Details of the Breach Snowflake is a cloud-hosting provider popular with enterprise customers.
Anodot is a cost-monitoring and analytics service. Rockstar Games made the confirmation on Saturday.
“Some of our data was compromised in a breach." — Rockstar Games > "The hack will have no impact.”
Story Timeline
4 events- 2026-04-13
Rockstar Games confirms data breach at third-party provider.
2 sourcesRockstar Games · The Verge - April 2026
ShinyHunters demands ransom by April.
1 sourceShinyHunters - Recent
ShinyHunters claims responsibility and details access method.
1 sourceShinyHunters - Saturday prior to 2026-04-13
Rockstar Games downplays hack impact.
2 sourcesBBC News · Rockstar Games
Potential Impact
- 01
No operational disruption as per Rockstar's statement.
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Third-party breach highlights risks in cloud services for enterprises.
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Potential data exposure leading to user privacy concerns.
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Ransom demand may pressure Rockstar's security investments.
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