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GTA 6 Trailer Leaker Is 18-Year Old Autistic Hacker; Uses Amazon Fire TV Stick For Heist

The video games industry clearly has an internet data security issue. First, it was Insomniac and PlayStation. Now, it’s finding out about how big company Rockstar got its upcoming game Grand Theft Auto 6 spoiled early.

For those who don’t know, the GTA6 trailer was leaked early by a hacker named Arion Kurtaj, who is part of the internet hacker gang Lapsus$. He is an 18-year old autistic boy who is now sentenced to an indefinite hospital order; he will be in a secure hospital for life until doctors no longer deem him a danger to society. A recent court hearing that passed his sentence down to Kurtaj stated the following on how he hacked Rockstar Games and stole the trailer (via BBC):

“The jury was told that while he was on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE and in police protection at a Travelodge hotel, he continued hacking and carried out his most infamous hack.

Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.

Kurtaj stole 90 clips of the unreleased and hugely anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6. He broke into the company’s internal Slack messaging system to declare “if Rockstar does not contact me on Telegram within 24 hours I will start releasing the source code””

To be fair, Kurtaj had help from other members of Lapsus$, particularly a 17-year old who cannot be named due to his age.

The gang is known for cyberattacks on tech companies like Uber and Nvidia. This, along with the Rockstar Games attacks, cost the firms nearly US$10 million.

For more on GTA6, check out our coverage.

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