Atlas Menu, a widely used cheat service for Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike 2, was hacked during May 2026, and reportedly, hackers managed to sneak into the company’s private computer servers and steal a massive file full of customer records.
The data breach was confirmed and verified on June 2, 2026, by the cybersecurity firm UpGuard and the tracking site Have I Been Pwned, a free public website people use to check if their personal logins are safe.
The Atlas Menu website (atlasmenu.net) went down following the incident, while there’s no official response from its owners as yet. There’s no doubt that this is an embarrassing security failure for the company because on its official website, it heavily promotes secure authentication, enhanced privacy, and advanced encryption techniques as its core competencies.
What Data Was Stolen?
The hackers exfiltrated a database containing roughly 64,000 user accounts, containing crucial details like usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, and customer support ticket data. They also took user passwords, which were encrypted using a cryptographic tool called a bcrypt hash that turns the plain text into random characters, but this protection isn’t foolproof. Hackers can still crack the scrambled text by using brute-force methods in which high-powered computers are used to rapidly guess millions of combinations until a match is found.
The anonymous hacker published the stolen database online using a public GitHub repository. The post also had a message revealing that this intrusion was retaliation against an individual they accused of being a scammer.
The risk for gamers
In its report, UpGuard classified the severity of the attack as medium. The primary threat for affected users is targeted social engineering and phishing campaigns because, with stolen support ticket histories in hand, scammers can easily create highly personalised, deceptive emails. And, the data can be used for doxing within the gaming community or to launch credential stuffing attacks if the same passwords have been reused by users across multiple platforms.
For now, the best defence for anyone who used Atlas Menu is to immediately change their login details and turn on multi-factor authentication.
