GTA 6 Parent Company Take-Two Cracks Down: Vows to Bring Leaker to Justice

Summary

Take-Two Interactive has obtained court approval in New York to subpoena Microsoft and Discord for user data linked to the GTA 6 leaker known as CyberLeek, aiming to uncover their real identity. The court ruled that there was sufficient evidence of copyright infringement on Discord, and Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet publicly pledged full support for Rockstar and Take-Two's IP protection efforts. Beyond removing leaked videos, Take-Two is reportedly preparing criminal charges and seeking substantial financial damages against the leaker. However, CyberLeek appears undeterred, having launched a paid voting system on their website to let fans choose what to leak next, offered ad placements in future leaks for a hefty 164,000 USD in cryptocurrency, and set up a so-called 'kill switch' that allegedly distributes copies of the GTA 6 build worldwide, threatening to auto-leak the game if anything happens to them. This legal crackdown underscores the gaming industry's zero-tolerance stance on leaks, while also raising concerns about player privacy and digital security vulnerabilities.