Rockstar Games in contact with FBI as GTA 6 hacker’s identity might have been revealed


Rockstar Games in contact with FBI as GTA 6 hacker’s identity might have been revealed

GTA 6: Rockstar takes legal action!

GTA 6 getting leaked even before it could be teased by the developers became the biggest video gaming heist in the history of the industry. Rockstar Games, however, is not sitting idle as it is reportedly seeking legal action against the hacker.

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GTA 5 had recently completed 9 years of its release, making its players nostalgic as well as making them eager to know more about the upcoming edition. However, the fact that the next game would be leaked so early was completely unexpected, even by the fans.

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Rockstar Games hands over the ‘GTA 6 leaks’ issue to the law

Rockstar Games in contact with FBI as GTA 6 hacker's identity might have been identified
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A hacker on GTA Forum gave a tough time to Rockstar Games ever since it had uploaded gameplay videos on the sixth edition of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. While initially the leaked videos were considered to be fan-made or mods of the current title, the developers confirmed it to be real yesterday.

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Publisher Take-Two is also taking strict actions against YouTubers who uploaded the leaked gameplay videos of the game. Amidst this takedown of the videos, notable video gaming journalist Ben (@videotech_) informed fans on Twitter that Rockstar Games is in contacts with the FBI and US Department of Justice.

They seem to be working with Uber, renowned American transport company, as a similar kind of cyber attack was found in the company’s servers. Uber also issued a press release revealing that the hacker apparently belongs to hacking group known as Lapsus.

The group were previously held responsible for intruding the servers of Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, and Okta. With the new cyber attack launched on the servers of Rockstar Games and Uber to hack GTA 6 from the former company, the officials are ready to take legal action on this matter.

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Has the GTA 6 hacker been identified?

Even though the name of the hacker remains unknown, authorities have been able to figure out that the person responsible for leaking the gameplay is a 16-year-old boy, as stated by a report from The Gamer.

Surprisingly, the hacker, who goes by the name ‘White’ online, has previously been arrested as he belonged to the group named ‘Lapsus$’. A couple of days ago, he seemed to be eager to negotiate a deal with Rockstar Games but has since gone missing completely.

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