The Shocking Truth Behind the GTA 6 Leaker's Rockstar Games Hack Exposed
Fresh revelations reveal surprising insights into the GTA 6 leak, exposing the ingenious tactics employed by a teenage hacker to breach Rockstar Games' security using an unsuspecting device
Highlights
A teenage hacker named Arion Kurtaj used an Amazon Fire Stick to breach Rockstar Games and leak over 90 early development videos of GTA 6 online.
Caught in a hotel room in England, Kurtaj utilized the hotel's Amazon Fire Stick to gain internet access and carry out the attack. Alongside an unidentified 17-year-old, Kurtaj is affiliated with an online collective known as Lapsus$, notorious for targeting prominent tech corporations. The extensive anticipation surrounding GTA 6 may pose ongoing challenges for Rockstar Games in maintaining secrecy surrounding its development.
New information regarding the Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker has surfaced, revealing that the teenager responsible for the breach employed an unexpected and commonly used device to hack into Rockstar Games. Additionally, this adolescent hacker has also targeted prominent companies such as Nvidia Corp and Uber.
According to a report from the BBC, Arion Kurtaj, the hacker behind the GTA6 incident, managed to breach the Rockstar Games database using an unconventional approach. Surprisingly, this audacious attack took place in an English hotel room where Kurtaj was already in police custody for his involvement in hacking Nvidia. Despite being unable to access the internet through traditional methods, Kurtaj improvised by leveraging an Amazon Fire Stick connected to the hotel room's television for online connectivity. Equipped with a keyboard, mouse, and smartphone, he proceeded to orchestrate one of the most devastating leaks in the history of video games.
Kurtaj and an unnamed 17-year-old teenager were involved in hacking Grand Theft Auto 6. They are members of an online group called Lapsus$, known for targeting major tech companies including Ubisoft, Microsoft, and Samsung.
The release of Grand Theft Auto 6 is highly anticipated in the gaming world, and it appears that Rockstar Games will face difficulties in keeping its development under wraps. Additionally, unusual incidents surrounding the game continue to occur, such as two individuals crashing the stage at Gamescom and demanding the release of GTA 6. Given the immense fan anticipation and financial stakes, Rockstar Games will undoubtedly take any controversies surrounding the game seriously.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is in development.
Sources: Exputer, BBC
