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GTA 6 leaks from 2022 started with a phishing scam (Image - Rockstar Games)
The 2022 Rockstar breach by a teenage hacker from Lapsus$ that gave the world the first glimpse of GTA 6 have seen some new revelation. As per a YouTuber MMI, one of their insiders from Rockstar revealed that the 18-year-old hacker named Arion Kurtaj scammed an employee from Rockstar India and got access to the data.
This was during the Covid lockdown when people were working from home. A phishing email was sent to the employee that allowed Arion to get access to Slack channels that resulted in data leak. At the time, Rockstar India was working on the Vice Beach area of the map.
2 years ago Arion leaked GTA 6. A contact at Rockstar contacted me after I made the video https://t.co/7BfTvaWpQk (new video soon btw) They confirmed that Arion tricked an employee from Rockstar India with an email phishing scam while they were working from home. The employee's… https://t.co/XuFjv3R8xC
— MMI (@morsmutual_) September 18, 2024
The official trailer for GTA 6 came an entire year later, and even that was leaked a day earlier than scheduled. Regardless of that, the breach was when GTA fans got the first hint as to where GTA 6 might be taking place. The leaks revealed the game taking players back to the Vice City, which at the time was hard to believe.
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Hackers leaked over 90 GTA 6 developments clips
At the time, the hacker demanded ransom but after no contact from Rockstar Games, he released 90 clips of GTA 6 development footage on GTA forums. A year later, Arion alongside another underage hacker were caught by the police, reportedly after getting doxxed by a Rival hacker.
At the time, fans were a bit skeptical about the leaks, as there was always a new GTA 6 leak on a regular basis. However, with the official trailer also confirming the premise, GTA fans now finally believe that the development footage were in fact for GTA 6.
Despite all of this conundrum, GTA 6 development is reportedly on track for a 2025 release. There were another rumours regarding a delay, possibly until 2026, however, parent company of Rockstar Games, Take Two claimed that the development is well under schedule. Fans hope that the statement is true, as they have already waited a decade for a new GTA title.