GTA 6 leak hunt: Take-Two seeks help from Discord and Microsoft
The world of high-stakes gaming leaks has escalated into a legal battlefield as Take-Two, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, launches a massive digital hunt for the source behind extensive Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips.
Faced with unauthorized sharing of highly sensitive content, the company has moved beyond public demands, filing formal legal information requests, or subpoenas, with major technology and gaming platforms. The goal is to identify the individual behind the leaks, known within the community by the moniker Cyberleek.
These legal moves target both Microsoft and Discord. Take-Two is seeking internal business and investigative records from Microsoft, alongside detailed user data from Discord. This data request includes information such as account IDs, registration emails, IP addresses, device identifiers, and details about linked services communicating within specific servers.
The reason for the intense scrutiny is the nature of the leaked material. The posts circulating over several days are not minor snippets; they feature extensive gameplay, including open-world exploration, major story cutscenes, and other unreleased content, seemingly pulled from a full development build.
The release of these confidential clips came with a transactional twist, with the material reportedly being shared in exchange for cryptocurrency promotion. This immediate exchange triggered swift legal action from Rockstar’s team seeking to contain the flow of proprietary information.
The stakes are incredibly high. With access to what appears to be a complete, working build of the game, the leaker holds access to information that could radically alter the game’s trajectory. Experts suggest that someone with this level of access could potentially sell advanced game access months ahead of the official release, or worse, release the entire build publicly.
By reaching out to Discord and Microsoft, Take-Two is leveraging the platforms’ data infrastructure to trace the digital footprints of the leaker, turning a community drama into a serious corporate investigation.
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