Take-Two’s legal action to find GTA 6 leaker begins, as it subpoenas Microsoft and Discord for any data “sufficient to identify the users person”


The hunt for the GTA 6 leaker is on. Take-Two has reportedly filed multiple subpoenas in a federal district court to force information out of Microsoft and Discord related to anything – OneDrive data, Xbox accounts, or Discord users – that might reveal who leaked GTA 6 gameplay videos online.

“The copyrighted material includes but is not limited to audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements,” reads a subpoena filed with the Southern District Court of New York on 20th August, Kotaku reported.

The second official GTA 6 trailer.Watch on YouTube

“Take-Two, through its counsel of record, has submitted a sworn declaration confirming that the purpose for which the DMCA subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer or infringers, and that such information will only be used for the purpose of protecting Take-Two’s rights.”

Both Microsoft and Discord apparently have until 4th September – around two weeks – to produce all information related to the CyberLeek persona, which has taken credit for the GTA 6 leaks. Take-Two is seeking information “sufficient to identify the user(s) person” from Microsoft, including details like account IDs, registration emails, IP addresses, phone numbers, and linked Xbox and Google accounts.

Discord, meanwhile, has been petitioned to hand over “all user accounts that are/were members communicating with the Discord servers” such as CyberLeek, CinematicRockstar, Surfer24K, Odyssey, and DarkViperAU.

We’re into a third day of leaks now, and a seventh leaked video, with the latest showing GTA 6’s co-protagonist Jason tearing around Vice City in a supercar. Yesterday, CyberLeek shared footage that included Jason shooting the word “leek” into a wall, suggesting some kind of playable access to GTA 6.

CyberLeek has maintained that it’s doing the leaks in the name of gamers’ rights, but behind it all is a shady cryptocurrency scheme involving a $CYBERLEEK meme coin the group wants people to buy (and thereby increase the value of) in order to vote for new video leaks. Ostensibly this is being done to fund “a secret project”, but as Polgyon reported, there’s evidence to suggest dodgy-seeming personal gain.

Eurogamer has asked Rockstar for comment.



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