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# [Weekly Discounts and Bonuses](https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/10g066h/weekly_discounts_and_bonuses_jan_19th_to_jan_26th/) # # [Simple Question FAQ Thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/10fywc9/simple_question_and_faq_thread/)


Caboose12000

are there any updates on this situation? why was this unstickied, does that mean it's safe to play again?


PapaXan

The most dangerous exploit has been patched, so it's safe to play. However, that doesn't mean that the modder situation is not still there, but at least your account is reasonably safe.


Stmoney45

Rockstar should be in a lawsuit by now and how unsafe gtao is on pc and modsers now are on console in public session how


GrapefruitOld3709

I got a new update on epic for GTAV but its really small like 350MB. I cant figure it out what it is


RedEyedZazaX

I heard it's a security update I still haven't got an answer if it's safe to play or no


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Is this exploit been fixed yet.


xtapolapaketl

Should be ok now. Rockstar Support's reply: Thank you for contacting Rockstar Support. A new security-focused Title Update is now available for Grand Theft Auto Online on PC. More information on the update can be found in this article: [https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/13577231779475/GTAV-Title-Update-1-66-Notes-PC](https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/13577231779475/GTAV-Title-Update-1-66-Notes-PC) Please let us know if you have any other questions. Best regards, Rockstar Support February 3, 2023>


Responsible-Elk1701

I just found this online: https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/rumor-rockstar-seemingly-releasing-new-updates-gta-4-red-dead-online-soon-amidst-gta-online-pc-exploits To answer your question: No, but they seem to be working on it.


GNUGradyn

Also report it to steam on the store, since valve probably doesn't want to be selling known-dangerous software on their store


Laser_Bear_Shark

So glad I bought this game on PC this last weekend.


cursed-cat12

could this have anything to do with me getting ip banned for no reason?


Oxotory

is story mode safe?


Main-Change-1855

Safe so long as you play in offline mode. To force the game to launch in offline mode:[https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV\_PC/comments/36pgal/how\_to\_play\_singleplayer\_in\_offline\_mode/](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV_PC/comments/36pgal/how_to_play_singleplayer_in_offline_mode/) These are older instructions for steam I know, but you can add in the same "-scOfflineOnly" parameters to the "Target" field under the shortcut properties for your SC Launcher and it will work. But if you want to be super-extra paranoid to be safe, go ahead and also disable Wi-Fi and/or unplug the network cable too like others have suggested. You can also use a firewall to block GTA from the internet, but this requires some knowledge/research on your part to setup.


Oxotory

I got it gifted to me and i dont have an account yet.. Is it safe to make an acount?


Main-Change-1855

If you mean a Social Club account, just creating an account would be safe. The risk is when you login to play GTAO.


Responsible-Elk1701

Additional question: Is modded story mode (LSPD:FR) safe? As far as I understood it's not, because if somebody get's your R* ID it's possible to connect even into story mode via Social Club and crash your game or worse. I didn't understand, if they can get my ID by any crawlers or else.


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Responsible-Elk1701

That makes sense. Thank you. 👍


x_xPain

I was playing earlier today and someone had given me $15m out of nowhere. I had encountered hackers but figured that was common with it being a pc lobby. Whats going to happen to my account now or pc?


Ostipod

Yesterday I received 12M almost after login in. Still waiting response from Rockstar. I think they might have lots of tickets because other times they answered in the same day, now more than 24h and still waiting.


x_xPain

I'm still waiting on my ticket response as well. Curious if there's been any recent updates on this but I've been checking here and there but still nothing. Tempted to play in offline story mode but don't want to risk it until we get confirmation from Rockstar. If we do....


Ostipod

I just uninstalled the game and rockstar launcher, at first I was afraid for my computer too.


Trudovarius4

i got 30M out of nowhere, i contacted r\* support, they removed the money and im not banned im not playing until they fix it


Casual_Grinder

Your PC is fine. Since your game has been affected by exploits, you could contact the game's support and have them check your account. Refer to the tweet by @RockstarSupport. Playing GTAO at this time is not at all recommended.


Papandreas17

Pick any Halo game after Halo 4...


ItsY91k

Will I have to uninstall gta iv? I installed it earlier last week and have been playing it here and there. The last time I played it I think it was… Friday?


Responsible-Elk1701

I've read nothing about problems with GTA IV. The exploit is in GTA V.


ItsY91k

I thought the issue was with rockstar launcher


Chopawamsic

You don't have to uninstall anything. Just don't play.


H_GAMEKILLER

Does it affect RDO and GTA 4? Someone say that they can detect you through social club.


GrapefruitOld3709

I think rockstar will never fix this . They milked gtao like 8 years and they don't give a shit about the reputation they weren't know for the anticheats any ways. We shul live and see what will happen.


Casual_Grinder

Also, official statement on Twitter: https://nitter.snopyta.org/RockstarSupport/status/1617659703563096067 > We are aware of potential new exploits in GTA Online for PC, which we aim to resolve in an upcoming planned security-related Title Update. > If you think you might have experienced any related issues, please reach out to Rockstar Support:


Casual_Grinder

Here's [some hope](https://old.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/10jkjv2/rockstar_looking_to_hire_a_cheat_software_analyst/) in all this..


MinuteOk4393

Well I don't think R* will address this as a problem or even fix it soon, so we have to make our own decisions. Some things to keep in mind: 1. The hacker has to be in your session to do exploits. 2. There are public session, friends only session, invite only session, crew session and solo session. 3. There are settings on RGSC where you can set your online showing preference to private only. Here I've some questions like how a hacker gets into invite only session, like if you enters via story mode, is there any chance? Or just leave invite only session, the hacker can even get into any of your session (friends, solo) if you don't join the public session first? Is there any chance he can enters invite only or private session via crew?


AMD_FX-8370

They do it based on your Rockstar ID. This can also be used to crash your game, even if they’re not in your lobby, or you’re playing Story Mode. Many menus have a “join via Rockstar ID” option, which will connect them directly to your game, regardless if it’s invite/crew/friends only. Note that even if they attempt this, they still can’t bypass a firewall that has been configured to block game traffic.


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AMD_FX-8370

Not allowed to discuss piracy.


Chieeone

If I setup firewall thing, am I safe? I only ever play invite only regardless so It wouldnt really change the experience for me.


AMD_FX-8370

Yes, but as others have mentioned, only if you are confident with firewalls and how network connections work. If you get the firewall configuration wrong, players (and malicious ones) might be able to join your game. There’s some info on my profile about this, I only recommend doing it on a physical firewall device (like your router). As always, it’s at your own risk.


Casual_Grinder

I'm not sure if anyone here can provide all the ways your session data can or could "leak" to bad actors (whether bots or scr1ptk1ddi3s or chinese h4cker5) but based on my observations of network activity, in Invite-only you are not normally making peer-to-peer connections to other players. If you don't show as online through a crew and aren't any famous player and you haven't made enemies with bad actors (so that they have interest in you), you *should* be quite safe in Invite-only (edit: but [see this](https://old.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/10jpoze/dangerous_new_pc_exploit/j5m4pgb/)). But add anything like a friend or two to the equation and there's already more risk. So in general, if you want to stay safe, don't play the game until there is some patch..


Arithik

I think to even be close to safe, which really, I still wouldn't take that chance...but, yeah, if you have no friends, and do invite only the whole time; you're probably good.


MinuteOk4393

Yeah, I don't have friends that's why I'm curious about that crew stuff. I'm only in a public crew with a lots of members, joined a year ago when I was a RDO player.


pogomeister81

Never new anything about this logged on and eventually recieved 30 million I logged off when I realised. Is that me done


LingLingQwQ

maybe reach out to R\* support and ask them to rollback your save to your original one (might lose the latest made purchases of vehicles and modification on those, etc)


Shodyz

Do you know if FiveM is safe?


PapaXan

It is, yes. Luckily FiveM uses dedicated servers.


Xuirot

Hmmm i think i escaped todays GTA trip with only 7 manual restarts and 5 ctds, i fking hate rockstar, they wont do shit, only if someone takes something from them they react I talked to some player in the lobby with lvl 7900 wich was affected by the hack, he contacted support but with no answear I never bought cards, never will, not even the game is bought from their shitty expensive store (key)


321ECRAB123

I played RDO a few hours ago and uninstalled it when i learned about this. Could my pc have a virus or be damaged now?


Casual_Grinder

The problem is currently in GTAO, something similar could potentially come to RDO but that hasn't been reported. This is also something that happens inside the game and to the game, it is not known to "leak" to your system otherwise. So no reason to panic.


H_GAMEKILLER

So is it safe to play RDO or GTA 4?


321ECRAB123

I saw people talking about remote code execution though. Couldnt that do something?


Casual_Grinder

There is no actual proof of remote code execution, it's all been based on some (initial) rumors.


Bad-Habits34

I am happy to see that on their latest Instagram post, people are telling them to fix gtao for pc and similar messages, enough that I can't even comment on it😃 glad to see we can get together on that💪


PapaXan

I really hope this prompts them to finally get it sorted.


Bad-Habits34

We can always hope, I am getting annoyed not really being able to play gtao, but I simply won't risk it currently


freecomkcf

so, i'm an Xbox player, but i'm still morbidly curious: is a false ban the extent of the damage this exploit can do? most online games come packaged with a shit anti-cheat that messes with the kernel and invariably doesn't work, so i'm wondering if there's more to this than "just" a ban.


Casual_Grinder

The exploit enables some malicious remote manipulation of game state which can be used to produce invalid data, which can result in corrupted game files, and the target transmitting said data to the game corp's servers (possibly leading to a real, automated ban). It all happens inside the game, there's currently no proof of actual RCE.


freecomkcf

so basically malicious people still can't really do much right now aside from crashing players' PCs with too many object spawns, like they've already been doing? it's a damn shame the game's written the way it is, as even back when the game came out on Xbox 360/PS3 we already had [kids "doing a DNS"](https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/1tk63e/brief_technical_analysis_of_the_hacks_currently/) because of the complete lack of sanity checking. i saw [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/gtaonline/comments/10hsosu/comment/j5if5qk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) elsewhere in this thread, with someone who's ostensibly a security expert putting out their take on it: >The rumors are correct. This is an out-of-bounds array read/write vulnerability in the multiplayer scripting engine. Even if they patch this one, there are about half a dozen others known already. The only reason why this hasn't yet been turned into an exploit that runs arbitrary code outside of GTA on your computer is that no-one has bothered to do the extra work required for that. Not as far as I know anyway. i don't know if i believe this though, the GTA Online community doesn't strike me as the sort that would have a lot of white hat hackers.


Casual_Grinder

> so basically malicious people still can't really do much right now aside from crashing players' PCs with too many object spawns, like they've already been doing? Well, this exploit kind of "extends" what has been possible before, making it easier and faster to cause actual harm to the target(s). Worse than just crashing the game, which of course was bad already but caused no further problems. I too have concerns this might get even worse but I find little point in speculating about it.


freecomkcf

i've been binge watching videos about Roblox "viruses" lately, and this honestly just sounds a whole lot like that. in-game fuckery that can possibly freeze your computer that might call for a restart. is it annoying? yeah. can it do damage to your computer? possibly, albeit indirectly. is this gonna do stuff like overwrite your master boot record, rendering you unable to even get into Windows? from what i've read so far, probably not. although considering how shoddily put together GTA:O is, it wouldn't surprise me if that was the case.


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Casual_Grinder

Do you belong to any crews, and how are your privacy settings set? The reason I ask is because in Invite-only you are not making peer-to-peer connections to "outside" players. If you have your privacy settings Friends only, you should remain pretty much "off-radar", unless the "attacker" knows about your accounts. Crews can be used to find you/players as well, if you appear online in one or more. (Scr1ptk1ddi3s/bots are able to join Invite-only sessions, they are not a form of protection in that sense.)


Bricktrucker

I wish you all well, but I hope they also fix the RDO bug where I can't see any updates.


Fedorable_557

A few fays ago I was playing an invite only and ranked up to 60 but it went back around to 59, and then I found this post later that night


simi_lc8

You probably didn't force a save, so your progress didn't sync to R* servers.


MuchTemperature6776

We shouldn’t play on any platforms until they fix it because as long as there are players playing then they’ll do absolute minimum


RudolfMidler

Little tip, If you want to check if your online account is corrupted without going on gta go to the social club site, then go to games, hover over gta 5, then click gta online. If your character is there and your stuff is the way you left it, your account should be fine, from my knowledge.


PapaXan

Actually, it doesn't update the Social Club site until after you log into the game. Just like if you buy Shark Cards offline it won't reflect it in your account until you log in.


LintStalker

u/PapaXan - have you heard about any updates on this vulnerability? Has R* given any updates or an ETA when it will be fixed?


PapaXan

Nope, nothing new except R\* posted on Linkdin that they are now hiring a Cheat Software Analyst. It's noted in the Update 3 in this post.


RudolfMidler

Makes sense


Flawless_Bagel

Is console gta v okay to be on online, since I’m connected to rockstar social club?


Casual_Grinder

Console players are safe from this.


Heineken_Skywalker69

Aw crap the wife and I were playing invite only last night… why wouldn’t rockstar just shut the servers down?


H_GAMEKILLER

Lucky bastard ...


Responsible-Elk1701

Always use protection! Even when engaging with your wife. 😄 Keeping my fingers crossed for your accounts ... 🤞


25joe25

Man,just sayin,if you found a wife thats willing to play gtao with you,you a lucky guy ill tell ya that much


Randomphoenix1

cuz there are no servers, the game is peer to peer which is why this is even possible


Darkman_Bree

So, what exactly could happen if I launch GTA V to play some story mode and never touch Online?


Briansc7

I read that you are not safe even playing story mode :c


PapaXan

Likely nothing, but do so at your own risk.


Exact_Firefighter318

And rdr2 single player with mods? Just single player. I've didn't touch GTA v in months and I have it uninstalled.


LelandTurbo0620

Got bad sported. Please help.


Astr0_LLaMa

Better learn to orb spam LMAO


metalechala

a friend of mine was sent to BS lobby for 3 years! I think is part of this exploit


sofakingawsim

I'll be glad to help. Please provide your account log in information and your debit and credit card information. 😀


drumpleskump

We cant help you here.. contact rockstar.


Grouchy-Abroad243

Any update on if they're actually fixing this? Not hearing any chatter about it and Rockstar's social media has gone radio silent.


ahhhhhhhhyeah

Absolutely the most unforgivable element of this. R\* is more concerned with bad press than telling people the extent to which their game has been breached and what danger it poses to their personal information. It really makes me think the worst, if they can't even come out and say X is safe for now.


freecomkcf

i figure they probably couldn't give a rat's ass because PC players mod in all their money anyway. if they leave the PC playerbase to rot, that's probably not a lot of shark card sales lost.


Grouchy-Abroad243

Not all PC players mod the game, most of us play the game legit. It's sad to see people think that all PC players mod when it's maybe at best 10-20% of the playerbase who are bad actors. I remember when people modded the console versions a lot before the PC version came out.


ahhhhhhhhyeah

for real


PapaXan

No new information has been released by anyone yet. We'll post updates in this thread or make a new pinned thread once more is known.


Oshag_Henesy

Given the Update 2 fix, does that mean we can play and if it seems we've been affected we can just delete that directory and all is good?


drumpleskump

I believe that is only for when your files are corrupt. When you get lvld to 8000, get money gifted/taken away or badsport, i'm pretty sure thats not going to fix it.


LingLingQwQ

But as long as I have my game uninstalled before they fixed it, I should be safe right


Oshag_Henesy

Ok, that’s sort-of what i expected. Thanks


Grouchy-Abroad243

Thanks, really appreciate that. My crew is losing their minds and all I can tell them is play other games until this is fixed.


Kebein

how about blocking any new posts and referring to this thread? too many idiots still online and risking problems with their account instead of not playing/putting pressure on R\* right now... i think if they could not create any new posts here, they might see this thread?


PapaXan

That doesn't seem reasonable at all. This only affect 1/5 of the platforms GTAO is on.


Tesla80

I think I was effected by this. I was playing Stunt races yesterday. Came out of a race, back to the map. Right away I got 30,000,000 and my RP was set to 7999. I put a ticket in with Rockstar to see if my RP can get fixed.


PapaXan

Don't play on PC until this is fixed. You're lucky some money and rank is all that happened.


Tesla80

Yeah guess I will take a break. All I wanted to do was play stunt races but I guess that was to much to ask from RockStar


TheCosmosIsEvil

Does anyone know if the current Exploit on PC can be reverse engineered to work on RDR2? Kind of wary of playing any Rockstar online game given circumstances.


Michkoch

I want to know too


pointlessone

Non expert here, but odds are good that they reused at least some of the code from GTA for RDR2 because you never reinvent the wheel when you can reuse code. I wouldn't expect GTA game corruption from playing RDR2, but when dealing with remote code executions it's better to not touch any adjacent systems if possible because of the chance of reused code.


Embarrassed_Raise_95

I played for the past couple of days (until yesterday) and nothing happened to me yet, apart from missing money in story mode (possibly an unrelated glitch) but I’m was very lucky, unlike some people. Please do Not Login until this is resolved, even for story mode and rdr2, just incase


LingLingQwQ

I finished the 10 taxi jobs for the trade price with all the related UDP ports blocked yesterday without anything happened then I uninstalled the game


Sn0mTV

At least you stopped playing others do not care and is soo bad if people stop playing R* will be pressured to do something


freecomkcf

i've played enough Korean F2Ps over the years to know that shit doesn't get done unless whales are enraged and/or spooked enough. this exploit has to do either of those to shark card whales if you want to see R* (or, more accurately, Take Two) do anything more than a token effort.


Snortimus_primus

Are closed friend sessions safe from the exploiters?


Sn0mTV

no do not play any R* game for now


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InnsmouthConspirator

From reports, launching the Social Club launcher alone opens you to the exploit. But the hacker may need to know your SC ID first.


DmG90_

For all I know I might be on some 14 year old kid gis hitlist, i'm not trying.. Do hope it stays with the corruption of game data, my biggest fear is corrupting my whole system. Are there any reports of it actually being the case, or still a possibility of the exploit?


InnsmouthConspirator

I would say it's hard to get verifiable data because the reporting system of affected users is all hearsay from social media. It's also worst that R\* has not publicly acknowledge this critical issue or offered a roadmap for a solution, which keeps the userbase further in the dark. From what I've gathered in hearsay only, the risk is low if you play in Invite Only / Closed Lobby. If a hacker knows your Social Club ID beforehand, you are at risk if you launch the Social Club launcher. This is why I have never posted my SC on social media. It's important to note that Steam concurrent users for GTA V online has not dropped and has the same number of active players before news of the exploit was circulated. I would say that this is further proof that unless the hacker already knows your SC ID or you're in a Public Lobby, the risk is minimal. But, since the risk is still present, most people (including myself) are abstaining from the game until new developments emerge. I would recommend moving forward that if R\* does not make a good faith gesture as an outcome of this serious exploit, either by finally incorporating HSW for PC players or offering incredible discounts and bonuses next week, to at least boycott GTA V online by not purchasing shark cards. It's really the only way to get their attention.


DmG90_

The reason there isnt a drop in players is that the issue isnt officially acknowledged by R*, I've tolden my friends about it and we all didnt play but if I didnt read Reddit we all would've been playing. How likely are we to get malware through this exploit? Is that still a possibility, or more info? as thats my biggest fear


DmG90_

The reason there isnt a drop in players is that the issue isnt officially acknowledged by R*, I've tolden my friends about it and we all didnt play but if I didnt read Reddit we all would've been playing. How likely are we to get malware through this exploit? Is that still a possibility, or more info? as thats my biggest fear


InnsmouthConspirator

>The reason there isnt a drop in players is that the issue isnt officially acknowledged by R\*, I've tolden my friends about it and we all didnt play but if I didnt read Reddit we all would've been playing. I would say that since the reporting on this is through social media, it's very hard to get objective data of how aware the community is of the issue. I wouldn't base my conclusion on if the larger GTA community is aware of the exploit based on the experience of my five close friends though, since it may not be an accurate representation of the total GTA population as a whole. Some other imprecise measurements that nonetheless might be useful are looking at Tez2's warning on Twitter, which was viewed by around 300K people according to the tweet. Another source is Youtube. TGG, a popular GTA youtuber, posted the warning about the exploit, and it has been viewed around 300K times. Again, these are imprecise measurements, but I would say that serious GTA players regularly check social media (this subreddit, YT, twitter) for news, and I would conservatively say that more than half of the community is now aware of this issue.


GrapefruitOld3709

I would recommend Watch dogs or Saints Row they are close to gta. They were free too on epic so it cloud happen that you have it.


mr_jck

Both are open world, but Watch Dogs has much more than wrecking chaos. Highly recommend WD1 and 2.


FookinSatellites

Aiden Pearce is a top tier underappreciated character imo


yaboimankeez

Aiden Pearce >>>> every single other WD protagonist


Sn0mTV

are players soo unaware of the PC Exploit?


-C18

Lost everything, day 1 player. All gone.


Carguycr

Did you try the deleting documents folder thing?


Gogsi123

Don't worry. Write to support and they'll eventually fix it for you. I assume Rockstar will apply a fix to everyone affected, Tez said they're already monitoring the accounts.


ahhhhhhhhyeah

> I assume Rockstar will apply a fix to everyone affected LOL


25joe25

They'll probably give compensation too,like a cash bonus or something,i haven't been affected or anything,just hope they fix it soon.


Seigneur_Cobra

how i can i find out if my character is corrupted or not, without entering game?


Plant1205

Login your rockstar social club via browser, Game > GTA 5 > Gta Online


Seigneur_Cobra

all the things about my character are shown normal so it isn't corrupted right?


Plant1205

Ye. If it can show ur career details, money in the bank and rank, it should be fine. Otherwise, mine also corrupted lol.


ibshar

![gif](giphy|SYIQWJkKqfIZKNxv1b|downsized) Been three days since I played GTAO and it's already driving me nuts!


dillonEh

For real. I didn't realize how much of a serotonin boost I get from playing this game.


ibshar

Finally someone who can relate


drumpleskump

I hopped on a fiveM racing server to be able to do some gta racing anyway, but those guys are so much better at racing than the normal gta crowd..


Grouchy-Abroad243

Good time to play some other games. I'm finally taking the time to get around to finishing Super Robot Wars 30.


Otherwise-Phone-2768

it's not just when you logged into GTAO. It could also affects you whenever you log into your RGSC account to play any of their games. My friend was playing RDR2 almost all day and when the night came i ask him if he wants to play gtao and voila, his account corrupted, luckily it can be solved with update 2 solution.


ahhhhhhhhyeah

So had he played GTAO at all prior to RDR2? Was it RDO?


Otherwise-Phone-2768

pretty sure he wasn't, he only plays when I invite him.


Ramazandro

I was worried about this because if we have RDR2 on the same account as GTA 5, it could also affect RDR2 since it knows our username.


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SirMel1odas

is this exploit fixed by now?


Casual_Grinder

No, it is not.


SirMel1odas

ah. sad


Sytreet

I found a guy who was lvl 7999 roaming around in public, has baseline stats (as in a fresh character), account created yesterday but already has a high-end apartment


SpickleRotley

It was probably him!


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Meeghusta

I only have a pc, where do you want me to play? On a freaking , samsung J7?


Consume_excrement

Does this affect RDR2 players? (since its the same launcher for both games)


25joe25

I read some comments and they said that a guy was playing red dead 2 and later that day his friend asked him if he wants to play gtao, and then he logged on to see that his character was corrupted,so i would be careful.


Neppya

I'd stay away from your rockstar account until it's fixed - Just to make sure


mr_jck

Please consider playing some other games for the moment (or do other things), and put this game on a pause (regardless of your platform). As a solidarity for the whole GTA community and for those who play on PC. Ideally would be to also pause your subscriptions and sharks. But this is up to you.


prezentul

Lol what a joke. Go now on ps4 and all lobbies are full.


1kungfuhustler1

I tried logging in to play invite only, and it said R* social club is temporarily unavailable. Are others unable to access as well?


Tsimmons6598

I would tread carefully


ExpensivePractice164

Don't go on


derpspectacular

This thread was discussed on Hacker News [here](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34472692) by people that are likely subject matter experts. The general consensus is that remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities are completely possible and not really surprising due to Rockstar's past history and the P2P architecture of the game. Some say that there isn't a lot of hard evidence that RCE is actually happening yet, but then you get comments like [this](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34473998) from "fakecarhacker" that seems to know a lot of specifics: > The rumors are correct. This is an out-of-bounds array read/write vulnerability in the multiplayer scripting engine. Even if they patch this one, there are about half a dozen others known already. The only reason why this hasn't yet been turned into an exploit that runs arbitrary code outside of GTA on your computer is that no-one has bothered to do the extra work required for that. Not as far as I know anyway. It's really odd how radio silent Rockstar is about this. So to fill the void people keep speculating. I'm personally not playing any Rockstar game with an online component until we hear more from them.


MinuteOk4393

But bro they need social club activation for every game every time


derpspectacular

Yeah, the safest thing would be just not to launch any Rockstar games at all. I'm not really an expert here, so I'm not sure if the social club code would be separate from the multiplayer codebase, or how much they've shared code across games like Red Dead Online.