GTA Modder's October 2022 Data Breach Exposed Over 100,000 Emails
According to a site that details data-related cybersecurity incidents, a Grand Theft Auto modder's data breach from October 2022 has exposed over 100,000 email addresses. Incidentally, this marks the second time within the same period that the franchise was associated with a data breach after GTA 6 leaked online in 2022.
Back in September 2022, several clips of the upcoming GTA 6 were leaked on YouTube after Rockstar Games was reportedly compromised. While the content has since been removed, the leak meant that fans were inadvertently served footage of an unfinished version of one of the most anticipated titles from Rockstar Games. Take-Two's CEO called the GTA 6 leak «emotional» where the executive claims the incident could impact the business in the future. Though now it looks like this wasn't the only GTA-related security incident to happen in the year.
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As per one of the most recent entries on Have I Been Pwned, about 101,000 emails from GTA mod menu provider RealDudesInc were breached back in October 2022. While the site claims many of these addresses were temporary guest emails, the leaked data includes usernames and bcrypt password hashes. Further, Have I Been Pwned states that 16% of this leaked data was already on the site, which would mean a chunk of these account details were likely compromised in some other form through previous data breaches.
Of course, it's worth noting thatGTA isn't the only gaming entity that has fallen victim to cybersecurity incidents. In fact, back in early 2022, Ubisoft suffered a breach that temporarily impacted its games and some of its services. Thankfully, no data appeared to have leaked during the incident. Then in November of
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