Grand Theft Auto 6 writer Take-Two Interactive is formally going after the leaker behind gameplay clips of Rockstar Video games’ upcoming open-world sport. On Thursday, Take-Two Interactive issued subpoenas in federal court docket to Microsoft and Discord in an try to get hold of details about Cyberleek, the hacker behind the latest GTA 6 leaks.
Take-Two is utilizing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to root out Cyberleek’s figuring out data on Discord, GitHub, and any connections to providers like OneDrive, Google, and Xbox accounts. Take-Two believes it has recognized a wide range of Discord handles for Cyberleek (e.g., CYBERLEEK, CINEMATICROCKSTAR) and servers (e.g., Ødyssey.gg) the place the hacker operated.
From Discord, Take-Two requested by way of subpoena:
All figuring out data related to all consumer accounts which are/have been members of the Discord group servers and channels listed beneath throughout the time interval from June 1, 2026 to current. For every returned account, present the next: backend server metadata or telemetry data, authentic message logs, IP entry logs, electronic mail addresses, telephone numbers, related accounts, registration timestamps, linked connections (Google/Xbox/and so on.), and any related machine identifiers (MachineGuid/MSA).
And from Microsoft, which owns GitHub and Xbox:
All inner Microsoft enterprise data and investigative data related to Microsoft’s inner investigation of the “cyberleek” persona ample to determine the consumer(s), particular person(s) and/or entity/ies related to that persona.
All figuring out data related to all consumer accounts which are/have been members speaking with the Discord server(s) listed beneath throughout the time interval from June 1, 2026 to current; and for these accounts, present any related machine/telemetry data the place a number of of the software/file artifacts beneath have been current on the system. For every returned account, present: the account ID, registration electronic mail, registration and last-login IP addresses, telephone quantity, linked connections (Google/Xbox/and so on.), any related machine identifiers (MachineGuid/MSA), and content material associated to Grand Theft Auto (“GTA”), Rockstar or Cyberleek from their OneDrive account.
Each corporations are commanded to ship the requested recordsdata and paperwork earlier than Sept. 4 at 10 a.m. EDT. Kotaku first reported the information of Take-Two’s authorized motion.
Take-Two’s been onerous at work this week attempting to take down as many leaks as doable. Regardless of accounts and movies from Cyberleek being deleted throughout a number of web sites, the hacker’s risk to launch extra GTA 6 leaks continues.
The GTA 6 leakers have up to now launched a wide range of unofficial gameplay clips that includes one of many sport’s protagonists, Jason, partaking within the typical Grand Theft Auto model of mayhem. The hackers say they’re concentrating on Rockstar over a sequence of grievances, together with Grand Theft Auto 6’s digital-only launch.
GTA followers will get an official prolonged have a look at Grand Theft Auto 6 on Aug. 27, when Rockstar Video games and Netflix launch a long-awaited preview of the sport.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X on Nov. 19.
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