Rockstar confirms GTA 6 bug was the result of a hack

Rockstar earlier issued a statement regarding the ongoing saga Grand Theft Auto 6 The leak, which resulted in numerous videos and screenshots of the unannounced game appearing online over the weekend.

While the developer and its parent company Take-Two moved quickly to remove as many of them as possible on social media and video platforms, the damage has already been done. Given the nature of the leak itself (apparently originating from a development build), it is assumed that the developer’s network has been hacked.

In fact, this is an accurate guess. In a statement posted to Twitter, the studio acknowledged the leak and confirmed it was the result of an unauthorized cyber intrusion.

“We recently suffered a cyber intrusion, where unauthorized third parties illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage of the next generation of Grand Theft Auto,” The statement is as follows

“At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our live game services, nor any long-term impact on the development of our ongoing projects. We are very disappointed to share any information on our next game with you in this way. details,” the developer added.

A message from Rockstar Games pic.twitter.com/T4Wztu8RW8

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 19, 2022

Still, it’s business as usual at Rockstar. In its closing statement, the developer reiterated that it will announce the upcoming game “when it’s ready.” As for the hack itself, Rockstar says we should get an update soon.

Ahead of the announcement, recent developments in the story appear to have suggested the situation is a ransom being held by someone claiming to have the source code for GTA 5 and GTA 6 – along with other development information. The user, who posted on the GTA Forums, said they were looking to “negotiate a deal”.