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Rockstar Games analytics data exfiltrated via third-party Snowflake compromise linked to Anodot breach

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The extortion group ShinyHunters has expanded its campaign tied to the Anodot breach, claiming unauthorized access to Vimeo’s systems and threatening to leak data unless a ransom is paid. The attack leverages authentication tokens stolen from Anodot to compromise downstream victims, including Vimeo and Rockstar Games. Vimeo confirmed that exposed data included email addresses, technical data, video titles, and metadata, but excluded video content, credentials, and payment information. Operations remained unaffected, and Vimeo disabled Anodot integration and launched an investigation with law enforcement. Rockstar Games previously acknowledged a limited breach linked to the same third-party incident, with ShinyHunters leaking approximately 78.6 million records of internal analytics data. The compromised datasets included in-game revenue metrics, player behavior tracking, and Zendesk support analytics, with Rockstar asserting no operational impact.

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  1. 13.04.2026 23:08 2 articles · 15d ago

    ShinyHunters leaks Rockstar Games analytics data tied to Anodot breach and Snowflake compromise

    The extortion group ShinyHunters expanded its campaign tied to the Anodot breach, claiming unauthorized access to Vimeo’s systems and threatening to leak data unless a ransom is paid. The attacker accessed email addresses for some Vimeo customers and exposed technical data, video titles, and metadata, but excluded video content, account credentials, and payment information. Vimeo disabled all Anodot credentials, removed Anodot’s integration, and launched an investigation with law enforcement and third-party security experts, confirming operations remained unaffected.

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