(UPDATE) Take-Two’s GTA 6 Leaker Hunt Is Escalating, With A Second Discord Subpoena – WGB

(UPDATE, August 31): Take-Two’s hunt for whoever is behind the GTA 6 leaks seems to be shifting ahead reasonably rapidly.

As first noticed by TorrentFreak, Take-Two returned to courtroom on August 28 in search of a second subpoena in opposition to Discord, only one week after the primary was granted. In the new filing, Take-Two says its investigation is “quickly evolving and ongoing,” and claims it has now recognized one extra Discord consumer, obtained extra “figuring out data” for a beforehand recognized consumer, and gathered extra details about the Discord servers named within the authentic subpoena. It’s now asking for extra focused data related to these accounts and servers.

Issues get much more fascinating as a result of Take-Two is asking the court to keep the specific demands in this second subpoena under seal. The corporate argues that revealing precisely what it now is aware of may “tip off the alleged infringers,” doubtlessly giving them time to delete or conceal proof or take additional steps to keep away from being recognized.

There may be additionally a barely odd wrinkle within the timeline. Discord publicly mentioned on August 24 that it had not but been served with a subpoena from Take-Two. Take-Two’s new submitting, nevertheless, says the unique August 21 subpoena was “promptly served on Discord.” TorrentFreak notes that the courtroom docket doesn’t seem to point out the clerk formally issuing it within the ordinary method both, so precisely when Discord obtained it’s a little unclear.

None of this implies Take-Two has really recognized CyberLeek but, and the general public filings actually don’t identify the particular person behind the leaks. However the truth that the corporate is already narrowing its requests, has discovered one other Discord consumer and is intentionally making an attempt to not reveal how a lot it is aware of suggests the investigation is now not only a very giant fishing expedition.

Meanwhile, a new memecoin using the Cyberleek branding has appeared, but the leaks seem to have stopped.

(ORIGINAL STORY, 31 August)Look, the continued GTA 6 leak scandal has taken over the information cycle, and each different factor I write appears to be about it. However it’s laborious to disregard the most important present information story in gaming, so right here we go: Take-Two, the writer behind GTA 6, has formally filed DMCA subpoena requests in search of data from Microsoft and Discord to assist observe down the leaker/s.

Take-Two is requesting any information and documentation that may assist establish Cyberleek, the person or group who appears to have a playable construct of GTA 6, or has somebody on the within supplying them with movies. These requests embrace entry to Xbox accounts, consumer profiles and the rest doubtlessly linked to Cyberleek.

Take-Two has requested for the information to be handed over by September 4.

Beneath is a snippet from the request to Microsoft, obtained by Kotaku.

“All figuring out data related to all consumer accounts which can be/have been members speaking with the Discord server(s) listed beneath in the course of the time interval from June 1, 2026 to current; and for these accounts, present any related system/telemetry data the place a number of of the software/file artifacts beneath have been current on the system. For every returned account, present: the account ID, registration electronic mail, registration and last-login IP addresses, cellphone quantity, linked connections (Google/Xbox/and many others.), any related system identifiers (MachineGuid/MSA), and content material associated to Grand Theft Auto (‘GTA’), Rockstar or Cyberleek from their OneDrive account.”

Microsoft and Discord can not legally ignore this request, however may additionally not have to produce the whole lot requested for. They will negotiate the scope, request extra time, or ask the courtroom to switch the subpoena if, for instance, it’s overly broad, unduly burdensome or seeks protected data.

At first, the leaker appeared to solely have footage from the sport, maybe stolen off a server inside Rockstar or leaked by an offended worker. However it grew to become clearer that the leak was far bigger once they ended one video by spelling the phrase “leek” on a wall utilizing a gun. The plain assumption is that they’ve a playable model of the sport.

Cyberleek claims to be doing all of this as a method of combating again in opposition to practices it disagrees with, such because the cessation of bodily discs, locking away DLC that’s already within the sport, digital pre-orders and lots of different issues. They state that they are going to do the identical factor to different firms if issues don’t change.

On the similar time, Cyberleek is operating a memecoin cryptocurrency, which it claims will assist fund their operation, together with some thriller venture. Understandably, there’s doubt surrounding this declare.

According to one online user who investigated the memecoin, Cyberleek may have already pulled in $50,000 and counting.

GTA 6 shall be getting an prolonged look on August 27 by way of Netflix, earlier than showing on Youtube 6 hours later.