The company is on a quest to uncover leakers ahead of GTA’s release in November.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent organization of Rockstar Games, is pursuing legal action to identify those responsible for leaking footage of Grand Theft Auto VI. The company has submitted two petitions for subpoenas in the Southern District of New York to obtain information from Microsoft and Discord linked to the leaked material.
With Microsoft, Take-Two is seeking details regarding a GitHub repository that reportedly contained protected content from the company, such as audiovisual pieces, artwork, imagery, dialogue, and other creative assets. They specifically request Microsoft provide “business records and investigative records related to the internal inquiry concerning the ‘cyberleek’ individual.”
As for Discord, Take-Two is requesting information about multiple accounts and servers, including users like CYBERLEEK, CINEMATICROCKSTAR, and Surfer24k, as well as a Discord server run by popular GTA V content creator DarkViperAU. The company is looking for all identifying details related to the accounts, including full names, phone numbers, linked accounts, and any content shared concerning Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, or Cyberleek.
Leaked footage of GTA VI began circulating on August 18, prompting Take-Two to issue takedown requests to mitigate its distribution. Nevertheless, leaks persisted, showcasing new videos that indicated Cyberleek, the entity behind the leaks, possessed a playable version of the game. Prior to these leaks, Take-Two and Rockstar had intended to provide an exclusive preview of GTA VI through a streaming deal with Netflix on August 27.
This incident is not the first occurrence of GTA VI footage leaking. In 2022, an 18-year-old member of the hacking collective Lapsus$ shared game footage through an Amazon Fire TV Stick. After assessing his mental health and determining he was unfit for trial—and that he planned to continue his cybercriminal activities if released—a judge sentenced him to an indefinite hospital order.
