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The FBI is investigating GTA 6 leaks

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Updated 09:26 29 Nov 2022 GMTPublished 12:38 21 Sep 2022 GMT+1

The FBI is investigating GTA 6 leaks

The news arrives after Rockstar Games announced it had been the victim of a massive hack attack

Daisy Phillipson

Daisy Phillipson

Featured Image Credit: Rockstar Games/American Photo Archive/Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Grand Theft Auto, Uber, Police, World News, Gaming

Daisy Phillipson
Daisy Phillipson

Daisy graduated from Kingston University with a degree in Magazine Journalism, writing a thesis on the move from print to digital publishing. Continuing this theme, she has written for a range of online publications including Digital Spy and Little White Lies, with a particular passion for TV and film. Contact her on [email protected]

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The FBI is currently investigating a suspected hacker or hacking group believed to be behind the massive Grand Theft Auto 6 leak.

While game leaks are often par for the course ahead of any major upcoming release, it's been nearly a decade since the last GTA dropped.

And since Rockstar Games announced the development of its sixth instalment just a few months back, no one was expecting updates anytime soon.

But everything changed this week when footage appeared online appearing to show gameplay from the GTA 6 way earlier than expected.

And this was no ordinary leak either - we're talking dozens of clips showing details of how the new game will look, with some appearing to confirm a rumour about a new female playable character.

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Although people were apprehensive over whether the leak was legit, Rockstar Games released a statement confirming it had been the victim of a 'network intrusion', saying someone 'illegally accessed and downloaded confidential information' including the GTA 6 footage.

In the latest development of this ongoing saga, the FBI are currently investigating a hacking group believed to be behind the attack.

The news was announced by Uber - now, you might be wondering what the car ride app has to do with Rockstar Games, but it looks like it was targeted by the same group.

In a recent blog post, the firm said that an Uber contractor had their account compromised by an attacker who they suspect bought a password 'on the dark web'.

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The FBI are now investigating a hacking group believed to be responsible for the leak.
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After eventually making it past the two-factor login, the hacker intercepted other employee accounts and from there was able to access various tools including G-Suite and Slack.

Uber has since strengthened its cyber security and has now confirmed it is working with the FBI and the US Department of Justice to investigate Lapsus$ - the suspected attacker believed to also be behind the GTA leak.

The blog post continued: "We believe that this attacker (or attackers) are affiliated with a hacking group called Lapsus$, which has been increasingly active over the last year or so.

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"This group typically uses similar techniques to target technology companies, and in 2022 alone has breached Microsoft, Cisco, Samsung, Nvidia and Okta, among others.

"There are also reports over the weekend that this same actor breached video game maker Rockstar Games.

"We are in close coordination with the FBI and US Department of Justice on this matter and will continue to support their efforts."

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UNILAD has contacted the US Department of Justice for comment.

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