GTA 6: An Alleged 17-Year-Old Hacker Behind the Leak Arrested in London

It seems like the cat and mouse game between Rockstar Games and the hacker behind the GTA 6 leaks has finally ended, as London City Police has confirmed the arrest of the alleged perpetrator behind video game history’s biggest leak.

The alleged hacker in question is a 17-year-old from Oxfordshire, and he was detained by the police on Thursday evening, as part of an investigation alongside UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit.

According to the report from the BBC, the teenager has remained in custody since yesterday, and so far, the police has yet to reveal any further updates.

UPDATE: @CityPolice confirm 17-year-old arrested over hacking incident; source says the crime is related to intrusion on Rockstar Games and possibly Uber Technologies. https://t.co/lLHX2cpGfA $UBER

— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) September 23, 2022

The leaks involving GTA 6 have hampered the development of the long-awaited title, as 90 clips of the game’s dev build surfaced online last week.

The dev builds revealed several details about the game’s setting, which was confirmed to be in Vice City. Furthermore, fans also found out about the two protagonists that will be leading the title’s vast story mode.

A couple of days after the leaks surfaced online, Rockstar Games confirmed the validity of the contents that were shared online. The studio later joined forces with ride-sharing company Uber, as they were also targeted by the same group of hackers known as Lapsus$, earlier that week. The two companies worked alongside the FBI and US Department of Justice on resolving this matter.

With the London Police allegedly nabbing the suspect behind these major hacks, it will be interesting to see how the matter progresses further, as Rockstar Games might be looking to solve this issue as quick as possible.