Xbox Chief Technology Officer Scott Van Vliet commented on the court ruling that ordered Microsoft and Discord to hand over data related to the accounts of the GTA 6 leaker known as Cyberleek.
On Aug 20, Take-Two filed two motions in the New York federal court — one aimed at Microsoft, the other at Discord — asking the judge to force disclosure of info that could ID the person or group behind the GTA 6 leaks. The district judge agreed to both requests; as a result, the companies must now cooperate and hand over records tied to acct.s, devices, and cloud stor.
Under the DMCA subpoenas, Microsoft is expected to turn over internal logs, acct. details, any linked services, IP addrs, dev IDs, and OneDrive content associated with the suspicious acct.s.
Scott Van Vliet, Xbox Chief Technology Officer:
We are working closely with Take-Two and Rockstar Games, supporting efforts to protect creative works and intellectual property. https://x.com/scottvanvliet/status/2090905042014576920
The leaker hasn’t gone quiet. After the initial manifesto went up, Cyberleek updated their site with a "Contacts" section that lists paid options — ad placements inside leak vids, bespoke gameplay clips on demand, etc. They even want crypto (roughly about $165,000) just to open negotiations. Yes, they’re monetizing the mess.
Will the GTA 6 leaker be caught?
Every leak so far has Cyberleek’s stamp on it and plugs for a Solana meme coin. Rockstar, unsurprisingly, is furious — still, they aren’t moving the Netflix premiere date. Whether the subpoenas and logs (IP traces, device fingerprints, cloud ties) will lead to an arrest? That’s the part no one can promise right now.