At first it looked as if the recent GTA VI leak While it may have simply fallen into someone's hands by chance, the situation now appears somewhat different. This could have been a targeted attack on Rockstar Games, with the aim of subsequently blackmailing the developer.
At least that's what the ride-hailing service Uber assumes, which blames the same group for the attack. assumewhich had previously attacked its own systems earlier that same year. The FBI and American authorities are now investigating, and there have reportedly already been initial arrests in Uber's case.
Rockstar Games itself has not yet spoken of a targeted attack, but rather of a leak. which one feels sorry for the players, who are longing for GTA VI The wart.
“We believe this attacker is connected to a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has become increasingly active over the past year,” Uber said. “This group typically uses similar techniques to attack technology companies and, in 2022 alone, has targeted Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, and Okta, among others. There are also reports over the weekend that the same actor attacked video game publisher Rockstar Games. We are coordinating closely with the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice in this matter and will continue to support their efforts.”
The alleged goal is to steal the source code, parts of which have indeed been published, in order to... "a deal" to negotiate with Rockstar Games.
It is unlikely that Rockstar Games will agree to this; instead, they assure us that work on GTA VI Continue as usual.
UpdateThere has reportedly been a first arrest in this connection, with a 17-year-old from Oxfordshire being detained by police. An official statement is expected shortly.
