critical severity April 13, 2026 · 1 min read

Rockstar Games 78 Million Records via Snowflake/Anodot — April 2026

If you have an account with Rockstar Games, here’s what’s now in circulation.

ShinyHunters compromised Rockstar Games via a third-party Snowflake/Anodot analytics instance, exfiltrating ~78 million records covering player emails, account metadata, and support tickets. GTA Online and Red Dead communities are directly impacted.

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ShinyHunters compromised Rockstar Games through a third-party Snowflake/Anodot analytics instance, exfiltrating approximately 78 million records in April 2026. The exposed dataset includes player emails, account metadata, payment-method metadata, and internal support tickets. GTA Online and Red Dead Online communities are directly impacted.

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This is the largest gaming-specific breach disclosed in 2026 so far. Leaked Rockstar account emails are the kind of input that chains with other gaming platforms (Steam, Epic, Discord) to enable mass account takeovers. For high-profile RP-server creators and content creators whose Rockstar handle is associated with their public persona, the doxxing risk is elevated.

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Found in breach recordsverifiedreported — unverified

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~78 million accounts were exposed here. We can’t confirm any single incident against the sources we search, so we won’t pretend to — what we can show you is your own exposure: every leak and listing tied to your email, in about 15 seconds. No account, no card.

Report details & sourcing

Severity Critical

Disclosed April 13, 2026

Last reviewed July 22, 2026

Affected ~78 million

Data exposed Player emailsAccount metadataPayment-method metadataInternal support tickets

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Sources: BleepingComputer (Apr 2026) · SecurityWeek

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