It is very clear that the leak of GTA VI has been one of the most important in the history of the industry. The impact of the leak has been enormous after a intrusion into Rockstar systemsresulting in the publication of up to 90 videos related to the game.
After the message from the Rockstar team regretting what happened, it seemed that this story had concluded. However, there is a chapter that is still open and that is to find out who was responsible for the hack. For now, we already have a prime suspect.
arrested and charged
September 23, five days after the leak bomb exploded on the Internet. The London police report that arrested a 17-year-old in the Oxfordshire area within the framework of an operation of the National Cyber Crimes Unit. He is accused of having participated in a hack, but the details are not fully revealed.
On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the @NCA_UK‘s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).
He remains in police custody. pic.twitter.com/Zfa3OlDR6J
— City of London Police (@CityPolice) September 23, 2022
On the night of Thursday 22 September 2022, City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU). He remains in police custody.
However, more information comes to light. The boy is related to the matter of GTA VI and the FBI is involved after targeting him as responsible for an Uber hack. The charges begin to mount, as he is accused of conspiracy to allegedly have attacked two different computer systems.
The young man was not acting alone, but was sheltered from the Laspus$ criminal group who already has a really relevant criminal history. They have made inroads into Uber, Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia, Okta and other companies. It is not the first time that he has had run-ins with the police, since in March 2022 he was arrested for stealing 14 million dollars through hacking.
Both he and six other companions of similar ages were arrested and he was known in the group by the nickname of White or Breachbase. They were released, but the investigation into them has continued to this day.
“I had never heard of this until recently. He has never talked about hacking, but he is very good with computers and spends a lot of time on the PC. I always thought he was gaming. We are going to try to stop him from using computers,” he said. his father. After a time without activity, they have resumed their customs with the interference in Rockstar and Uber.
first statements
After four days without knowing any progress, on September 27 Bloomberg revealed new details. The hacker appeared before the Highbury Corner Juvenile Court for having violated the conditions of the bail that had been imposed on him. He was to remain in his home under supervision and responded by pleading guilty to that charge, but denying responsibility for hacking GTA VI through your mobile.
Consequently, has been sent to a juvenile detention center where you are currently. And it is that the police still have to directly relate him to the Rockstar hack, along with the pending question of when a trial will be held.