Rockstar Games has installed protective film on its office windows after unknown individuals began filming employees at work using drones. The details emerged from documents in an employment tribunal in Glasgow, where the case of 31 studio employees being dismissed is currently being heard, according to infohub.kz.
In the documents, the company outlined detailed security rules regarding the game. Visitors are allowed on site only after signing a non-disclosure agreement, remote work is restricted, and the use of USB drives and other external storage devices is prohibited. Employees are also not allowed to photograph their workspace or connect personal devices to the studio's systems.
Rockstar explains such measures by ongoing attempts to obtain information about GTA 6. According to the company, employees face phishing and other hacker tricks, while fans monitor the offices and even try to guess the release date of new materials based on indirect signs.
The studio also described a hack that occurred in 2022. At that time, an attacker gained access to a computer of one of the employees and stole dozens of videos with unfinished GTA 6 materials.
Currently, Rockstar is also in a legal dispute with the Independent Workers of Great Britain union over the dismissal of employees. The union claims that workers were fired for union activity, while the company insists that the reason was leaks of confidential information about the game's development.
Earlier, Kursiv LifeStyle wrote that the creators of GTA 6 announced a hunt for the authors of leaks due to the loss of billions of dollars.