GTA Online players on PC are having a hard time due to the presence of some account breaches. However, it seems that the situation will be resolved soon.
Rockstar Support recently tweeted to address the game’s dangerous exploits on PC. It also announced an upcoming security patch to address them, which will be released soon. Players were asked to contact Rockstar Support to offer assistance to those who may have experienced related issues in their recent gameplay.
GTA Online PC exploits should be fixed soon, according to Rockstar Games
As seen in the tweet above, Rockstar Games publicly acknowledged the existence of the new game-breaking exploits on the PC version of GTA Online. To reassure players of the fixes, they stated:
“We are aware of potential new exploits in GTA Online for PC, which we aim to address in an upcoming scheduled security-related title update.”
Players should note that these new PC hacking RCE exploits were first reported on January 22, 2023, by the famous insider Tez2. In a tweet, they alerted the community to the potential threat of running the game on PC amid “new extreme exploits.”
Based on their research, these exploits partially include remote code execution that gives fraudsters and hackers the ability to remotely remove, change, or add to users’ data and accounts. To give players more clarity on what to expect, they shared a glimpse of what these exploits look like in-game:
- Account > Ranking
- Account > Corrupt Account
- Account > Remove money
- Account > Reset Mission Cooldowns
- Account > Swimming
- Account > Unlocks
- Account > Give money (up to $15 million at a time)
#GTAOnline PC High Alert⚠️New extreme exploits have surfaced that allow cheaters to remotely add/remove/change your stats and permanently destroy your account, aka ban/delete. Please avoid playing without a firewall rule or playing at all!🚨Thank you @HarryGotTaken to notify.
To help the gaming community, Tez2 suggested using a firewall and also shared a workaround in a tweet on January 21, 2023. Based on their expertise, players can do the following in case their account gets corrupted while playing the game on PC:
- Open the “Documents” folder and delete the “Rockstar Games” folder.
- Reload the entire game to update all profile data.
Players can also use the Guardian software from Gitlab, but it is not a permanent solution to this major problem.
As noted by Rockstar’s tweet, it’s safe to assume that the game will soon receive the announced security patch.
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