United Kingdom, April 15 -- Rockstar Games has confirmed a second cyber attack in three years after hackers claimed to have breached its systems and stolen company data.

The gaming company, best known for the Grand Theft Auto franchise, said the incident involved a third-party cloud provider and insisted there had been no impact on its operations or players.

It was first reported by cybersecurity outlets, with a hacking group claiming responsibility and threatening to release stolen material unless a ransom was paid.

Rockstar said only a "limited amount of non-material company information" had been accessed.

A Rockstar spokesperson told the BBC: "We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in ...