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London police have arrested a 17-year-old suspected of carrying out the recent Rockstar Games hack, which led to the unprecedented leak of in-development footage of Grand Theft Auto 6. As Eurogamer reports, the suspect entered a plea of not guilty related to computer misuse, but pleaded guilty to breaching bail conditions.
The arrest, made on September 22, was announced by the City of London Police’s Twitter account the following day. In its initial message, the police service did not say whether the hacker, described as a “17-year-old from Oxfordshire”, was suspected of hacking Rockstar Games. However, he said it was “part of an investigation” being carried out in conjunction with the UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit.
On the evening of Thursday September 22, 2022, City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, in an investigation supported by the @NCA_UKof the National Cybercrime Unit (NCCU).
He remains in custody. pic.twitter.com/Zfa3OlDR6J— City of London Police (@CityPolice) September 23, 2022
Eurogamer later reported that the suspect was allegedly behind the attack on Rockstar as part of a larger group called Lapsus$, and this wasn’t the first time they were allegedly on the wrong side of the law. It is unclear what penalties the suspect may face or what action Take-Two may take once morest him.
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Grand Theft Auto 6, or whatever it’s called, hasn’t been officially announced, although Rockstar has said it’s working on the next Grand Theft Auto game. The leak revealed footage very early in development, seemingly confirming a playable female character and Vice City setting. Rockstar didn’t address those details directly, saying only that development will continue as planned.
For more on this developing story, check out the fan-reconstructed map, information on the apparent alligators and sex robots, and how Take-Two’s stock price plummeted following the leak.
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