Just last weekend, footage of the development of Grand Theft Auto 6 from within Rockstar Games suddenly began to leak out on the Internet, even though the long-awaited game has some rumors or various inside information almost every once in a while. , but this wave of outflows is unprecedented in detail and scale, and many game insiders believe that these outflows are highly credible. Subsequently, the development team Rockstar Games also released A statement confirms that the company’s internal servers were hacked, and these pictures are indeed from the new “Grand Theft Auto” work. After a series of investigations, British police finally identified the suspect, who turned out to be a 17-year-old hacker.
Just earlier today, the London Metropolitan Police announced on its official Twitter platform that they had arrested a 17-year-old suspect for hacking in Oxford last Thursday, although police did not provide any clear details. Reports have suggested that the arrested teen hacker is likely to be directly linked to the recent Uber and Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks. For now, the suspect has been temporarily detained at the London police station.
According to The Desk website and reporter Matthew Keys, the British police managed to locate and arrest the 17-year-old hacker suspect following the results of a joint investigation by the FBI and the British Cyber Crime Unit (Cyber Crime Unit) were released. Before this, there were indeed many reports that the FBI had officially launched an investigation into the hacking of Uber and Rockstar Games. Relevant sources also told The Desk website that the teenager is currently facing multiple charges, including conspiracy to attack the computer systems of at least two companies.
In addition, there are also many rumors that the 17-year-old hacker arrested in Oxford, England is likely to have some connection with the hacker group “Laspus$”. This well-known hacker group has carried out intrusion operations once morest many large digital enterprises or companies in the past, and their targets in the past include Uber, Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia and Okta. The group first emerged in 2021, targeting Brazil’s Ministry of Health to hack. And before this Uber and Rockstar Games incursion, the group was quiet for a while.
This outflow of the internal development screen of “Grand Theft Auto 6” can be said to be one of the worst leaks in the history of the game industry, with more than 90 suspected leaks from the new “Grand Theft Auto” series. The initial development video was suddenly posted on the GTA forum, and then it began to spread on major forums and community platforms. Interestingly, these internal videos also directly confirm that many rumors related to “Grand Theft Auto 6” in the past are indeed true. For example, the background of this new work will be set in “Vice City” (Vice City). The protagonists are a pair of mandarin duck thieves, which means that it contains the first female protagonist in the history of the series.
On September 19, Rockstar Games also confirmed through an official statement that the company’s internal system was indeed illegally invaded and shared on the Internet. At the same time, the team also confirmed that this outflow event will not have too serious an impact on game development, and promised to properly reveal this long-awaited new game to players following all preparations have been made. .
