Rockstar Games this morning confirmed that the GTA 6 leak that made the rounds this weekend is the real deal.
In a statement, the company said it "recently suffered a network intrusion in which an unauthorized third party illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information from our systems, including early development footage for the next Grand Theft Auto."
That footage was posted on the GTAForums by user teapotuberhacker, along with the message, "Its possible i could leak more data soon, GTA 5 and 6 source code and assets, GTA 6 testing build." Bloomberg later confirmed its authenticity, noting that it's "early and unfinished."
"We are extremely disappointed to have any details of our next game shared with you all in this way," Rockstar adds. "Our work on the next Grand Theft Auto game will continue as planned and we remain as committted as ever to delivering an experience to you, our players, that truly exceeds your expectations."
The company pledged to "properly introduce you to this next game when it is ready."
The hack is not expected to disrupt Rockstar's live game services or have any long-term effect on the development of ongoing projects, it says.
Rockstar announced "active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series" in February. The last entry in the franchise, GTA V, released nearly a decade ago in September 2013.
UPDATE: In a Monday afternoon update about a breach of its own systems, Uber suggested the person (or group) who hacked the ride-hailing app may also be behind the Rockstar hack.