Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers
Atlas Menu, a cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V, has been hacked, exposing the data of nearly 64,000 users. The breach included sensitive information such as email addresses, usernames, and IP addresses. The hacker, motivated by revenge against a scammer, posted the stolen data on GitHub.
- ▪Atlas Menu is a cheat service for the popular online game Grand Theft Auto V.
- ▪The data breach affected almost 64,000 accounts, exposing users' personal information.
- ▪The hacker claimed responsibility for the breach and shared the stolen data on GitHub.
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In Brief Posted: 10:22 AM PDT · June 1, 2026 Image Credits:LEON NEAL/AFP / Getty Images Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai Grand Theft Auto V cheat service gets hacked, exposing thousands of gamers Atlas Menu, a cheat service for popular online video game Grand Theft Auto V, has been hacked, according to data breach notification website Have I Been Pwned. The stolen data included users’ email addresses, usernames, scrambled passwords, IP addresses, and support tickets, according to Have I Been Pwned, which said almost 64,000 accounts were part of the breach. Ironically, Atlas Menu claimed to offer “secure authentication and enhanced privacy through our advanced encryption techniques,” according to its official site, which is down at the time of writing.
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