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Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in Hunt for GTA 6 Leaker

The publisher seeks user data from both platforms to identify who spread unauthorized gameplay footage under the alias Cyberleek.

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What to know

  • Take-Two filed DMCA subpoenas on August 20 with the Southern District Court of New York demanding Microsoft and Discord turn over user identifying information and records from accounts involved in spreading GTA 6 leaks.
  • The leaks, posted under the alias "Cyberleek" since June, revealed unreleased gameplay footage and were distributed alongside a manifesto criticizing digital pre-orders and paid DLC, plus promotion of a cryptocurrency meme coin.
  • Microsoft and Discord have until September 4, 2026 to comply, required to provide account IDs, registration emails, IP addresses, phone numbers, linked connections, and device identifiers for accounts communicating on specified servers.
  • Rockstar Games has not publicly commented on the leaks, and the identity of the person or group behind the breach remains unconfirmed.

“Take-Two, through its counsel of record, has submitted a sworn declaration confirming that the purpose for which the DMCA subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer or infringers”

Take-Two Interactive, In subpoena filing · Kotaku ↗

Take-Two Interactive Publisher of Grand Theft AutoCyberleek Alleged leaker/aliasMicrosoft Subpoenaed platformDiscord Subpoenaed platform

Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in Hunt for GTA 6 Leaker
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yesterdaytodaynow · 10:15 PM ET
  1. upcoming

    Microsoft and Discord compliance deadline — Both Microsoft and Discord are required to produce subpoenaed records by September 4, 2026. Requests include user account identifying information, IP addresses, device identifiers, phone numbers, linked account connections, and OneDrive/Discord server content related to GTA or Cyberleek from June 1, 2026 to present.

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    Take-Two files subpoenas with Southern District Court of New York

    Take-Two Interactive filed multiple subpoenas in federal district court seeking records from Microsoft and Discord related to accounts involved in posting and sharing GTA 6 leaks. The subpoenas reference the "Cyberleek" persona and related aliases including "CINEMATICROCKSTAR" and "Surfer24k™."

    “The copyrighted material includes but is not limited to audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, or other creative elements…the purpose for which the DMCA subpoena is sought is to obtain the identity of an alleged infringer or infringers.”
    — Take-Two Interactive
    1. 17 outlets Take-Two files subpoenas asking Microsoft and Discord for records in hunt for GTA 6 leaker

      first by Video Games Chronicle, 1d ago · also GameDaily, Kotaku, Google News · Technology, IGN, Mashable, Polygon +10

      17 more headlines
    2. 5 outlets The ‘GTA VI’ Leak Controversy, Explained

      first by Forbes, 2d ago · also Game File | Stephen Totilo, Pure Xbox, Eurogamer, Polygon

      4 more headlines
    1 more claim →

    • Rockstar just forced Discord and Microsoft to hand over personal information... real names, emails, phone numbers, IPs, device IDs... to hunt down the GTA 6 leaker. A multi-billion dollar company turning tech platforms into informants and doxxing tools the second someone pisses

      @Pagan_GMRX · harvest12h ago817▲view on X ↗
    12 voices in this stretch — best 3 here

    • Five-Star Wanted Level: Take-Two Begins Legal Process To Bring Down ‘GTA 6’ Leaker https:// hiphopwired.com/3063515/take-t wo-interactive-subpoenas-microsoft-discord-cyberleek-gta-reactions/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into HipHopWired @ hiphopwired-HipHopWired

      HipHopWired@flipboard.comMastodon · newsie.social12h agoview on Mastodon ↗

    • Oh my biscuits I responded to an insult with an insult, and none of it was directed at you. I've been perfectly civil in every reply I've made to you. Be sure not to squeeze your pearls into dust clutching them.

      BioshockEnthusiastr/technology51m agoview on r/technology ↗
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  3. background

    GTA 6 gameplay leaks begin circulating online — Multiple gameplay clips revealing previously unseen features and mechanics of Grand Theft Auto 6 start appearing under the alias "Cyberleek" on various online platforms.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 4 outlets GTA 6 leaks: Rockstar's nightmare or just a blip?

    first by BBC, 1d ago · also BBC Entertainment, BBC Top, Straits Times World

    2 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Vigilante or Crypto Scammer? A New GTA 6 Leaker Emerges

    first by PCMag, 2d ago · also Kotaku

    1 more headline
  3. 2 outlets GTA 6 Leaks Continue for Third Day as New Video Suggests Playable Build Access

    first by chshyd.in, 1d ago · also PC Gamer

    1 more headline
  4. 2 outlets GTA 6 Leaks Could Be Part of a Big Crypto Scheme

    first by Polygon, 1d ago · also IGN

    1 more headline
  5. 2 outlets A playable build of GTA 6 appears to have leaked, as Rockstar and Take-Two scramble to take down videos

    first by Rock Paper Shotgun, 2d ago · also TweakTown

    1 more headline
  6. 2 outlets Who is Cyberleek? What we know about the GTA 6 leaker

    first by PC Gamer, 2d ago · also Mashable

    1 more headline
  7. 2 outlets GTA 6 CyberLeek update: Everything leaked so far, what might be next

    first by Mashable, 1d ago · also Google News · Technology

and 5 smaller items

What people are saying 8 voices from 2 sites · best of 12 · verbatim