A group of hackers has said it will release data stolen from Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games, after its demands were not met.

This weekend, the hacker group ShinyHunters demanded a ransom for data it said it had obtained from the GTA studio’s cloud servers. In a statement, Rockstar confirmed the breach, but downplayed its impact.

At the time, ShinyHunters issued a deadline of April 14 for Rockstar to pay a ransom, less the data be released. However, speaking to the BBC, the group has now confirmed it will release the stolen data online.

Law enforcement advice globally is not to pay cybercriminal ransoms as it encourages theft and comes with no guarantee that hackers will delete stolen data.

ShinyHunters hasn’t said what the data it’s obtained is related to, but due to its alleged method of access (a third-party tool used to track cloud costs), it’s speculated that potential exposure likely includes financial records, marketing plans, contract information, and player spending data, rather than game assets.

However, the breach will bring to mind the infamous 2022 hack, which saw early Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay footage leaked online, before the game was even announced. An 18-year-old was eventually convicted and placed in a secure hospital by a British judge.

In a statement issued this weekend, Rockstar confirmed the breach and claimed that it would have “no impact on our organization or our players”.

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

Grand Theft Auto 6’s current release date is November 19, 2026, following two high-profile delays. The game was originally planned to release in Fall 2025, but this was then pushed back to May 26, 2026, before Rockstar then announced the new November date.

El grupo hacker ShinyHunters ha confirmado que planea publicar los datos robados de Rockstar Games, luego de que la compañía no cumpliera con sus demandas de pago. La amenaza llega tras un ultimátum que venció el pasado 14 de abril.

Según los reportes, la información habría sido obtenida a través de una herramienta externa utilizada por la empresa para monitorear costos en la nube. Aunque no se ha confirmado el contenido exacto, se cree que podría incluir documentos internos como contratos, estrategias de marketing y registros financieros.

Por su parte, Rockstar ha restado importancia al incidente, asegurando que solo se accedió a una cantidad limitada de información “no material” y que no existe impacto para los jugadores ni para el desarrollo de Grand Theft Auto 6.

A pesar de estas declaraciones, la situación genera preocupación entre los fans, especialmente por el antecedente del hack de 2022, cuando se filtraron imágenes tempranas del juego. Con GTA 6 previsto para lanzarse en noviembre de 2026, cualquier nueva filtración podría aumentar la presión sobre uno de los títulos más esperados del mercado.