18-year-old Arion Kurtaj, affiliated with the international hacking group Lapsus$, has been sentenced to an indefinite term in a hospital prison for his role in leaking footage from Grand Theft Auto 6.
This sentence was handed down following one of the most notorious cyberattacks in recent memory, which saw Kurtaj breach major corporations such as Nvidia, Microsoft, Samsung, and Uber. His most notable act, however, was the leak of in-development footage from Rockstar Games' upcoming title, GTA VI, which, until that point, had been one of the gaming industry's most closely guarded secrets.
Kurtaj's ability to hack into Rockstar's systems, using rudimentary tools like an Amazon Firestick, a TV in a hotel, and a mobile phone, even under police protection at a Travelodge hotel, was a remarkable feat. His actions led to the release of the game's source code and 90 clips of unfinished assets and other in-development elements, which quickly spread across the internet. This leak not only revealed many details about the game while it was still a work in progress but also brought immense attention to it.
