Arion Kurtaj--the 18-year-old culprit allegedly behind the massive GTA 6 leak that occurred in September 2022--recently had his day in court, according to a report from Reuters. Kurtah is standing trial for his involvement in multiple cybercrimes affecting GTA developer Take-Two Interactive, fintech firm Revolut, and Uber, according to the prosecution.
The court was also told that Kurtaj blackmailed Britain's largest broadband service provider, BT Group, demanded a $4 million ransom from UK mobile service provider EE, and even hacked the City of London Police's cloud server--with the last attack taking place just days after Kurtaj's arrest for the Take-Two attack.
While all the businesses involved suffered negative effects, Take-Two interactive had a particularly rough time of it. The company's stock prices tanked after Kurtaj allegedly leaked the purported release date of the long-awaited GTA 6. Also leaked were a collection of screenshots, including shots of the in-game map. Some overzealous players are even using the leaks in an attempt to construct a partial recreation of the game's map. The incident even spawned an FBI investigation.
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