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Hacker behind GTA VI hack reportedly 17-year-old from London

Last weekend, over 90 videos and images of GTA VI leaked online. The anticipated game has been in development for years, but nothing official regarding the title had been shown off yet.

Now, a 17-year-old hacker from London, U.K., known by the online handle ‘White’ and affiliated with the hacking group Lupsus$, has been arrested. London police say they arrested the hacker on September 23rd following an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency.

While the London police have yet to confirm the link to the GTA VI hack, journalist Matthew Keys recently tweeted that the arrest is “related to intrusion on Rockstar Games and possibly Uber Technologies.”

Keys says that police are expected to provide more details regarding the arrest shortly. This story will be updated when London police confirm the link to the GTA VI hack.

Though many of the leaked GTA VI clips have been pulled down, they’re still widely available on the internet and feature what seems to be an alpha build of the game. The leaks confirmed that the game will feature male and female playable characters, a Miami-like Vice City setting, and more intricate robbing mechanics.

It’s worth noting that the same hacker is also reportedly responsible for a recent cyber attack on Uber. Though an obviously serious situation, in an amusing twist, the 17-year-old hacker wouldn’t even be able to legally purchase Grand Theft Auto VI given its U.K.-based PEGI 18 rating title that requires the buyer to be 18 or older.

Lupsus$ is also responsible for hacks tied to Cisco, Samsung, Microsoft and more.

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Source: @CityPolice, @MatthewKeysLive Via: The Gamer 

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GTA VI footage appears online in massive leak

What looks like very early footage of Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) has leaked online.

A user with the online handle ‘teapotuberhacker’ posted a substantial 3GB zip file containing 90 leaked GTA VI videos to GTAForums alongside the message, “It’s possible I could leak more data soon, GTA 5 and 6 source code and assets, GTA 6 testing build.”

At the time of publication, the link to the zip file is still active on GTAForums.

The clips are now widely available on Twitter, YouTube and TikTok, and show off what seems to be an alpha build of GTA VI that includes voice conversations between characters, gunplay and more.

For example, a video posted to YouTube featuring the early in-development leaked footage shows a female character named Lucia robbing a restaurant. The leaked clips also offer a look at GTA series staples like a seedy strip club, a police chase and the gunplay the series is know for. Overall, the leaked footage hints that GTA VI will likely play very similar to GTA V, though the title’s on-foot controls seem to expanded significantly.

The leak also appears to confirm GTA VI’s fictional Miami setting, Vice City, and that it will feature a male and female main character.

While Rockstar has not officially confirmed this leak is legitimate, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier recently tweeted that his sources at the developer have confirmed that the leak is “indeed real.”

It’s unclear how the videos leaked or who teapotuberhacker is. Rockstar is notorious for its tight security surrounding its in-development games.

Rockstar and its publisher Take-Two confirmed GTA VI is in development earlier this year but didn’t offer a release window.

GTA V was first dropped on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013 and was recently re-released on the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.

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Source: GTAForums ‘teapotuberhacker, @jasonschreier Via: IGN, The Verge

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Grand Theft Auto VI reportedly features a female lead

In a series first, rumours indicate Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) could feature a Latin woman as one of its leads.

Bloomberg says that Rockstar’s open-world title will feature a Bonnie and Clyde-like relationship at the core of its story, and that the game aims to break free from making jokes about marginalized groups like the trans community.

The report goes on to say that Rockstar’s efforts to avoid development crunch have affected the scope of GTA VI and its release window. While the game initially aimed to feature large sections of North and South America, the title now focuses on the Miami area. This hints that Vice City could make a return, though it’s unclear if the game will be set in the 1980s like 2002’s GTA: Vice City.

Rockstar has also reportedly expanded its various teams, offered more vacation opportunities, and fired abusive leaders.

Bloomberg says that GTA VI is at least two years away from release. Though it might not seem like it given its several re-releases, GTA IV first dropped almost nine years ago back in September 2013. GTA V and GTA Online were most recently released on the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5.

While Grand Theft Auto IV skewered American culture while telling the tale of an immigrant attempting to rise to the top of Liberty City’s criminal underworld, Grand Theft Auto V took a more over-the-top approach to its single-player narrative and often revelled in what its predecessor critiqued.

Based on this leak, it seems like changes at Rockstar and GTA VI‘s direction could result in a more grounded experience that has a lot in common GTA IV‘s story and world.

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Source: Bloomberg