{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ca6b111455bf439b3b91cc63","clusterId":"c_b455893044c08e920f6c6f31","slug":"cheat-seller-atlas-menu-hacked-64-000-customer-records-leaked","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Cheat Seller Atlas Menu Hacked, 64,000 Customer Records Leaked","summary":"Security research organization Have I Been Pwned reported on May 30 that Atlas Menu, a cheat-selling service for Grand Theft Auto V and other games, was hacked. A hacker accessed all systems in May 2026, leaking 64,000 email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, support tickets, and hashed passwords. The database was published on a public GitHub repository.","whyItMatters":"The breach exposes the personal data of thousands of cheat buyers and highlights the ongoing security risks of purchasing cheat software.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHave I Been Pwned announced on May 30 that Atlas Menu, a vendor selling cheats for Grand Theft Auto V and other titles, suffered a full system compromise. A hacker gained access in May 2026 and leaked 64,000 records including email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, support tickets, and Bcrypt-hashed passwords. The database was posted to a public GitHub repository. Atlas Menu's terms of service claim the cheats are for offline or single-player use only, but the website advertises the ability to bypass anti-cheat software BattleEye, and the service also handled cheats for Counter-Strike 2, a competitive online FPS. The breach follows a pattern of hackers targeting cheat sellers and their customers, including past malware attacks against Call of Duty cheat users.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Atlas Menu's breach exposes the risk of operating in the gray market: cheaters who buy tools to gain unfair advantages are now victims of identity theft themselves.","twitterPost":"Atlas Menu's hack shows cheaters are not immune to having their own data stolen.","threadsPost":"Atlas Menu, a cheat seller for Grand Theft Auto V, got hacked and 64,000 customer records leaked. The irony is that people who paid to break the rules of a game now have their own data exposed publicly. The attacker reportedly acted out of revenge, targeting the cheat service itself rather than its users.","newsletterBlurb":"Have I Been Pwned announced that Atlas Menu, a cheat-selling service for GTA V and other games, was hacked in May 2026. The attacker leaked 64,000 customer records including email addresses, IP addresses, and hashed passwords on a public GitHub repository.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260602-446535/\",\"title\":\"Cheat seller for GTA5 etc. suffers data breach of 60,000 customer records after hacking; possibly a cyberattack for 'revenge'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3900,"outputTokens":568,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780374691,"createdAt":"2026-06-02T04:19:21.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-02T04:23:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T04:23:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_b455893044c08e920f6c6f31","canonicalTitle":"『GTA5』などのチート業者、ハッキングを受けて顧客データ6万件も漏洩する事態に。“復讐”目的のサイバー攻撃か","representativeArticleId":"a_1453ca0d8263e5bffffbdd5a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Grand Theft Auto V\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-02T03:44:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-02T03:44:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-02T04:23:27.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260602-446535/","title":"『GTA5』などのチート業者、ハッキングを受けて顧客データ6万件も漏洩する事態に。“復讐”目的のサイバー攻撃か"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Grand Theft Auto V"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Security research organization Have I Been Pwned reported on May 30 that Atlas Menu, a cheat-selling service for Grand Theft Auto V and other games, was hacked.","A hacker accessed all systems in May 2026, leaking 64,000 email addresses, usernames, IP addresses, support tickets, and hashed passwords.","The database was published on a public GitHub repository.","The breach follows a pattern of hackers targeting cheat sellers and their customers, including past malware attacks against Call of Duty cheat users."]}
