New reports suggest that Arion Kurtaj, the teenage hacker who leaked dozens of Grand Theft Auto 6 videos in 2022, has been released from a secure hospital and transferred to a standard prison in the UK. Kurtaj famously hacked Rockstar Games and accessed Grand Theft Auto 6's confidential files while awaiting trial for his other cybercrime offenses.
In September 2022, Arion Kurtaj, a key member of the hacker group Lapsus$, was awaiting trial for previous cybercrimes in a protected hotel room. Since his laptop and phone were confiscated, he bought an Amazon Fire Stick and used his hotel room's TV to access a virtual server and breach Rockstar Games. He was found guilty in 2023, but psychiatrists determined that the teenage GTA 6 hacker was unfit to stand trial due to severe autism, so he was ordered to remain in a secure hospital indefinitely.
Hackers release data about Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar Games, following initial reports about a breach occurring at the studio.
According to BBC's Joey Tidy, Arion Kurtaj is no longer being held in a secure hospital and has been transferred to a normal prison. Ironically, he is set to face trial in November, the...
