Hacker who leaked information about GTA 6 will be sentenced to life in prison

Leaks are always a big blow to developers’ plans. It’s happened several times, but it seems like never before has a hacker been so clearly given a life sentence for leaking files from perhaps the most anticipated game of the last decade. And that’s what happened, and This appears to set a precedent against content leaks.

According to BBCArion Kurt aj, the 18-year-old hacker who leaked a lot of information about GTA 6 He was sentenced to life imprisonment in a prison hospital.

The reason he is sentenced to the hospital is because he is autistic. But it’s not just about Rockstar Games, as this case also includes incidents with Nvidia and Uber that cost the companies almost $10 million. According to the judge, Kurtaj’s condition makes him a danger to society due to his need to carry out cyberattacks.

Lapsus$, a dangerous group made up of teenagers

Kurtaj was reportedly released on bail and his equipment confiscated, but that didn’t stop him, because managed to intercept Rockstar Games’ messaging system using an Amazon Firestick

, your hotel television and a cell phone. He sent a threatening message to Rockstar under the name Lapsus$. He also did this against Uber and Nvidia, so the defense argument that he had an acute case of autism to avoid conviction was rejected.

The Lapsus$ group, made up of several unidentified adolescents because they are minors, It seems like he won’t stop and continues to bypass security and share everything via Telegram groups.

The threat appears to persist and there is no indication that it will stop. The above does not imply that these are the same group, but rather indicates the fragility of video game companies’ cyber defenses, such as the recent case of Insomiac Games.

For the moment, the payment of one of the companies to the hacker group has not been confirmed, the financing of Lapsus$ therefore remains a subject of investigation.