Rockstar Games confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 breach. The firm has said that the breach occurred during the game’s development. It has also released screenshots of the source code that used to create the game. They have also announced that they are accepting offers of at least $10,000 to take the code and assets from the hacker.
Source code leaked
Source code for Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked online. Among other things, it appears the file is related to executing scripts for in-game actions.
While the leaked file appears to be legitimate, Rockstar Games said it did not want the source code to affect future projects. They also said it was likely the source had stolen via a previous data breach.
One of the most popular games of all time is the Grand Theft Auto franchise. In fact, the most recent entry, GTA 5, is one of the most popular and most sold video game series ever. That has made the franchise vulnerable to hackers.
A hacker reportedly claimed to have access to the GTA 6 source code. He later arrested by police. But, the true source of the leak is a GTA Forums user dubbed TeapotUberHacker.
This hacker claims to have access to both the GTA 5 and the GTA 6 source code. Earlier in the year, this same threat actor compromised the servers at Rockstar North and shared sensitive files with them.
Despite the claim, TeapotUberHacker has not revealed how he got his hands on the files. Some videos show technical analytics used to monitor performance and NPC tracking, while others depict camera angles and locations in Vice City.
One interesting piece of trivia about the GTA V source code leak is that TeapotUberHacker is now trying to sell his cache of data to Rockstar. For a fee, the hacker will allow to upload all the source code to a site called GitHub, where he will be able to release snippets of it to the public.
Other pieces of the Grand Theft Auto V source code leak have also shared by users, including a YouTube video that shows locations in Vice City and voice conversations between hero characters. However, the YouTube clip has since taken down.
It has reported that the Grand Theft Auto 5 source code leak is just the first in a string of Grand Theft Auto leaks. Another GTA leak may be tied to the 25th anniversary of the popular series.
Hacker claims to be a teapotuberhacker
A teenage hacker has arrested after being allegedly involved in the Grand Theft Auto VI leak. According to reports, a person named “teapotuberhacker” posted videos of the game’s early build, and claimed to have been able to obtain a source code copy.
The 16-year-old hacked the game’s publisher Rockstar Games and gained access to its internal messaging system. Several employees allegedly accessed.
The attacker reportedly downloaded more than 50 minutes of Grand Theft Auto 6 footages, and claims to have access to the game’s source code. The FBI has investigated his actions. He was subsequently arrested in London.
He claimed to be a threat actor and linked himself with the LAPSUS$ hacking group. Lapsus$ has targeted Uber, Microsoft, Nvidia, Cisco and Okta.
The attack occurred on the 15-16 September, and believed to have occurred because of an intruder gaining administrative access to the game’s internal Slack channel. After the attack, dozens of video clips released online. Some of them showed a modern Vice City setting, while others appeared to show conversations between NPCs.
The GTA6 leak has dubbed one of the most significant in the gaming industry’s history. Many game developers have also come out to support Rockstar Games. One of those developers, Metro, has released a report that states it has a PDF of an unfinished story about the game’s Bully 2.
In addition to this, a report from Bloomberg reported that the leak was real. However, some forum users remain skeptical about the authenticity of the uploaded images of code.
While the hack appears to be less serious than the Uber attack, the Rockstar Games attack appears to have been much more thorough. The hacker, who goes by the alias “teapotuberhacker,” allegedly stole a large amount of information from the company’s systems. It appears that the breach conducted using the same methods and techniques that were used by the Uber attacker.
The hacker remains in custody. Both the Rockstar Games and Uber hacks appear to have been carried out using Slack apps, and several employees were able to make two-factor login requests.
Leaked screenshots of source code from GTA 5 and GTA 6
Rockstar Games, the creators of Grand Theft Auto, confirmed today that their latest game, Grand Theft Auto VI, had hacked. A hacker reportedly gained access to their internal servers and gained access to the company’s Slack messaging app. However, the company says it does not expect this to have any significant impacts on the development of the game.
Source code for the game said to have been leaking out. Hackers could have accessed the code and used it to create pirated versions of the game. Even worse, the unauthorised release of the code could give players a better understanding of the game’s features.
The company’s security team is still examining the extent of the breach. It is not known whether the hacker obtained access to the entire network, or just the system that maintains the Grand Theft Auto Online multiplayer component.
In a recent thread on GTAForums, a user named “teapotuberhacker” posted links to 90 videos he claims to have obtained from Rockstar’s Slack communication channel. These clips are all a few minutes long, and include scenes of in-development gameplay.
One video in particular show a playable character named Jason, as well as character animation tests. Other clips show playable women, such as a woman named Lucia. During the alpha build of the game, you able to drive around the open-world of Vice City.
While the source code for the game is not yet known, the leak allegedly included developer notes, scripting functions, and content that never made the cut. Nevertheless, the leak has provided the world with an early look at GTA 6.
The hacker is clearly blackmailing the developer, as he has demanded the return of all of the information he has accessed. He has also requested that executives negotiate with the company to stop future leaks.
While the leak was relatively minor, the ensuing media blitz has given the world an early glimpse into what’s in store for Grand Theft Auto 6 and what Rockstar can do to prevent future leaks. Meanwhile, parent company Take-Two has issued takedown notices for links to the GTAForums site and the official GTA subreddit.
Rockstar games accepting offers over $10,000 for GTA V source code and assets
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you might have noticed that Rockstar Games is accepting offers for their GTA V source code and assets. And you might be wondering why they’re doing this.
It’s no secret that the games industry has been through a nasty cycle of data theft. This has affected the morale of the developers.
So, when hackers hit Rockstar this week, it was no surprise. But now, the company is responding to the leak. Not only is it removing videos from its Twitter account and deleting them from its Telegram group, but it has also confirmed that the footage came from an early build of GTA 6 – not from the current game.
On Sunday, a person known as ‘teapotuberhacker’ posted a link to a RAR archive that contained about 90 stolen videos from Rockstar Games. They include camera angles and locations in Vice City, as well as spoken conversations between the protagonist and NPCs.
The hacker claims he was able to access a slack server at Rockstar Games. He also gained access to the game’s Confluence wiki and the company’s Slack account.
Once he had accessed the wiki and slack, he posted dozens of videos to the GTA forums. Some of the videos are voice overs of NPCs and hero’s conversations, but others are videos of the game’s debugging features.
During his discussion on the forum, the hacker openly discussed wanting to negotiate with Rockstar. He did not specify what he wanted to discuss, but his request was reportedly worth at least ten thousand dollars.
A Bloomberg reporter also spoke with sources at Rockstar and was able to confirm that the leak was real. According to the reporter, the source code was a legitimate file, and that it retrieved from a test build of GTA 6.
Meanwhile, the leak has already affected the developer’s morale. While the team isn’t ready to release a playable demo, they may still pursue the attacker aggressively.
The GTA 6 source code is no longer up for sale. However, it’s still possible that it will release at some point in the future.
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