Rockstar Confirms Data Breach, Says There’s No Impact on Company or Players

Rockstar Games has confirmed that they were the victim of a third-party data breach. However, there is no major impact, according to the company.

On April 11, a hacker group calling itself ShinyHunters claimed to have breached Rockstar Games and demanded that the developers pay a ransom by Tuesday, April 14. Some of the data reported to be impacted by the group included financial data, player spending habits, and contracts with outsourcing companies. Now, Rockstar is confirming the breach but says there’s no major impact on the company or its players.

Rockstar Games Issues Statement on Data Breach

In a statement received by Kotaku, a spokesperson confirmed that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed.

“We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in connection with a third-party data breach. This incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”

This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.