ShinyHunters Claims Rockstar Breach, Demands Ransom

Hacking group ShinyHunters claimed on April 11, 2026, to have breached Rockstar Games' cloud servers, demanding a ransom payment by April 14 or threatening to release stolen corporate data publicly. The group, known for targeting major companies, posted the ultimatum on its dark web leak site, stating that Rockstar's Snowflake instances were compromised through a vulnerability in the third-party service Anodot.

According to the hackers' message, "Rockstar Games, your Snowflake instances were compromised thanks to Anodot.com. Pay or leak. This is a final warning to reach out by 14 Apr 2026 before we leak, along with several annoying digital problems that'll come your way." Snowflake, a cloud data platform used by Rockstar, confirmed that Anodot, a software-as-a-service tool for cloud cost monitoring and analytics, had experienced a security incident affecting a limited number of customers. Reports indicate ShinyHunters exploited this breach to obtain authentication tokens from Anodot, allowing access to connected Snowflake accounts without needing passwords or direct exploits of Rockstar's systems. The activity appeared legitimate, potentially delaying detection, and occurred...