Arion Kurtaj, a British cybercriminal who was a central member in the hacking group known as Lapsus$, which performed several high-profile cyberattacks against major technology companies such as NVIDIA, Uber, and Microsoft, along with Rockstar Games, has revealed he has received a smartphone in a hospital where he was ordered to stay indefinitely.
Lapsus$ was responsible for the 2022 leaks of Grand Theft Auto 6, marking one of the most significant leaks in video game history as 90+ videos were released showing early gameplay, debug builds showing the title running on developer tools, footage of the game's Vice City-inspired location, early gameplay systems such as robberies, NPC AI, police responses, and weapon systems, and much more.
Popular Now: Xbox users can use last-gen Xbox One consoles to verify Xbox Series discs for disc-to-digital conversionThe hacker was Arion Kurtaj, who gained access to Rockstar's systems through internal Slack workspaces, as Kurtaj used compromised credentials belonging to a Rockstar employee. From there, Kurtaj accessed links to internal development servers where he then downloaded all of the gameplay videos, etc. Kurtaj claimed he possessed the GTA 5 and GTA 6 source code.
"Here are 90 footage/clips from GTA 6... It's possible I could leak more data soon, GTA V and GTA 6 source code and assets," wrote the hacker on GTAForums
Now, X account "ben," which is dedicated to posting Rockstar Games news, has claimed to have had a conversation with Kurtaj, as it is alleged he has smuggled a smartphone into prison, as he has recently been moved out of the hospital. According to the messages, Kurtaj is surprised that the GTA 6 source code didn't leak, and confirmed that it's definitely out there somewhere, possibly implying that someone has access to the code but hasn't published it online.
