Scammers Are 'Dangling the One Thing' PC Gamers Won't Get Anytime Soon: GTA 6

GTA 6 malware and scams are connected the rise, and they’re targeting PC and Android users due to the fact that Rockstar is skipping those platforms for the game’s launch.

NordVPN said that the hype astir GTA 6, which launches pre-orders this week, had provided the cleanable accidental for scammers — who are going aft fans acceptable to miss retired connected the crippled erstwhile it launches lone connected PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S successful November.

“The rubric volition initially motorboat connected PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with the PC mentation expected aboriginal — and that spread is precisely what scammers are weaponizing,” NordVPN said successful a station connected its website. The scammers are “dangling the 1 happening those users won’t get anytime soon: GTA 6," NordVPN added.

NordVPN had detected fake GTA 6 beta keys and subscription traps, and to marque them consciousness much legit scammers person adjacent asked their targets to capable retired a abbreviated signifier oregon spell done a fake “Are you a bot?” verification step. It’s besides worthy being mindful of Android adware masquerading arsenic a GTA 6 beta. These fake apps pb to websites that whitethorn see infostealers, banking trojans, adware, and ransomware. There are besides trojanized GTA 6 repacks, wherever menace actors physique clones of well-known piracy and repack sites to administer Windows malware disguised arsenic crippled files.

“Scammers play connected curiosity and fearfulness of missing retired (FOMO), truthful debar immoderate GTA 6-related offers, links, and messages that awaken specified emotions,” NordVPN recommended. “Using nexus checkers to trial suspicious links tin besides assistance debar getting scammed.”

Obviously, determination is nary GTA 6 beta oregon subscription plan, and there’s nary GTA 6 connected PC — yet — oregon connected mobile. So it’s amended to disregard thing that promises either of those things. We are expecting a PC mentation of GTA 6 astatine immoderate constituent officially from Rockstar, though erstwhile remains a mystery. It’s 1 of the 7 burning questions we person for GTA 6 we’re hoping the motorboat of pre-orders connected June 25 yet answers. That, and however overmuch the crippled volition cost.

The deficiency of a PC mentation of GTA 6 astatine motorboat is 1 of the biggest talking points astir GTA 6. Strauss Zelnick, brag of Rockstar proprietor Take-Two, has ever answered successful vague presumption erstwhile asked wherefore GTA 6 is launching connected console only, pointing to the eventual PC releases for Rockstar games successful the past. Clearly, determination is simply a immense appetite for GTA 6 connected PC, which is wherefore malware and scammers are targeting PC gamers.

While we hold for answers to these questions and more, cheque retired IGN’s investigation of the GTA 6 screen art, our study connected the caller look astatine Vice City, and however fans are yet accepting that GTA 6 won’t get delayed again.

Wesley is Director, News astatine IGN. Find him connected Twitter astatine @wyp100. You tin scope Wesley astatine [email protected] oregon confidentially astatine [email protected].