FBI Arrests Suspect from Hacker Group that Targeted GTA and the FBI Itself

By Austin Manchester · Polygon · Friday, 9 October 2026 at 16:59 (33m ago) · Original article ↗

The hacking group ShinyHunters targeted Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar in April. It released financial information online after failing to procure a ransom from the studio, revealing just how much bank Rockstar makes from games like Grand Theft Auto Online. Last month, ShinyHunters got more brazen and hacked the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, stealing personal information of current and former FBI employees as well as people who had applied to work for the Bureau.

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