Rockstar received disturbing news days after it became the center of news in the world of video games due to the launch of the GTA VI trailer. Some hackers managed to infiltrate their servers and were able to do so GTA V source codeThe company's flag and banner, and there are concerns that they may also obtain data from the next and expected launch.
But not only has the integrity of the next GTA VI game been compromised, but also one of the files obtained by hackers relates to… “Bully 2”, a continuation of another video game from the company that had some success which was about a bully at an elite school. The first bully Ben was released GTA 4 and GTA 5.
Rockstar is investigating how this troubling security breach occurred, as it has already identified it It happened through disagreement. They will open an internal investigation, as they suspect it is a security breach caused by a company employee.
The data obtained is a huge amount. For example, it has been revealed that the internal name of GTA VI is “Project Americas”A rough map of the places where the game's story mode will take place or also some files that were scrapped from GTA V And it will be used in the new video game.
YouTuber “Skizzle” was responsible for bringing the leak into the media spotlight, as he is one of the most followed people in the world. It is not known how the code was obtained, although screenshots of it have appeared on social media.
From Rockstar, for now, they are silent, but they recommend not playing GTA Online, the base of which is GTA V, until they confirm the measures they are taking. There is a risk of exposing personal data of users who enter the game.
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