My open letter to Take-Two Interactive & regarding player security and cheating issues. Players have been trying to get Rockstar’s attention for months, but at the end of 2020, the community rallied with measures like an open letter to the developer. Such issues have been well-documented over the years - it’s practically a meme that Rockstar’s games are full of hackers - but recently, the community has hit a breaking point with these mods. Worse yet, these apparent security holes are available in other Rockstar games, like Red Dead Online. There are many more hacks like the avatar duplication, though this particular exploit is one of the more outrageous ones.
Mutahar was speaking with a friendly modder in that video, showcasing the extent to which the game can be cheated by nefarious parties.
The doppelgänger in this story hails from a video created by popular YouTube commentator Mutahar of SomeOrdinary Gamers. Running a “Crew Only” session or setting up a virtual private network (VPN) program can help, but your average GTA Online player may not know about these precautions, leaving them vulnerable. Players can feel hunted down no matter where they are in game. If someone is dedicated enough to ruining your day, they’re able to follow you into invite-only sessions and even bring up information about you in the real world. These third-party mods allow hackers to access the IP address of other players on the server, which can reveal a person’s city and general location. But GTA Online players themselves have also become equally as dangerous, thanks to exploits and mods.
Rockstar Games’ online sandbox for Grand Theft Auto 5 has evolved wildly over the years, adding flying cars and orbital strikes.
But he could have just as easily been a hostile hacker in Grand Theft Auto Online. This should be, by all rights, impossible. It’s his exact double, identical in every way. A man steps out of his car on the streets of Los Santos, and stares at the figure opposite him.
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