

Over the years, players have increasingly turned to other means to gain protection against griefers. Since GTA Online's launch back in 2013, Rockstar has taken legal action against several mod menu distributors. Free mod menus are easier to obtain and more likely to lead to a ban as a result, with paid options generally being harder to track down. Players mainly use them to bypass GTA Online's microtransactions, though they can also bother other users by instantly killing them or turning them into other objects. They essentially offer anyone who has one a number of additional actions they can take. If you need a refresher, mod menus have been a prevalent issue for GTA Online for years. Players have also figured out a temporary workaround if you're keen to brave GTA Online. In better news, however, Tez2 reports that the developer has been "logging any affected account before the first mod menu started abusing the new exploits". Rockstar has yet to address the issue, though we've reached out for comment. For example, people who use the right mod menu can give or take large sums of in-game money. Over the past several days, players have taken to social media to report that their accounts have been corrupted or manipulated in a certain way. "It started spreading like crazy, almost like a speedrun activity," the tipster says of the exploit's increasing frequency among mod menus.

Now that knowledge of the exploit is circulating around paid and free mod menu sellers, it’s threatening to become an increasingly common sight in the game. Speaking to GamesRadar+, Tez explains that the exploit was initially discovered and shared back in 2019 pertaining to PS3 – naturally, we won’t be sharing that link. We’ve had a look for ourselves and have found a few distributors claiming to package the exploit, whereas others are staying clear. On top of that, they say paid and free mod menu distributors - an ongoing issue for the game - are racing to include the feature in their offering to buyers. Popular Rockstar Games tipster Tez2 raised the alarm over the weekend, warning others that the exploit could "transform into something much worse" and "extend beyond a game" to affect your PC. GTA Online griefers have reportedly discovered a remote code execution exploit that allows them to corrupt other players' accounts, leading to stats manipulation and complete account deletion.
