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GTA 6 Hacker Sentenced: GTA fans are well aware of the 90 videos that revealed the gameplay of the highly-anticipated title. The massive leak of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 became a hot topic for the gaming fraternity. In the latest move around these updates, Lapsus$ hacker Arion Kurtaj, 18, who played a significant role in leaking the video media was sentenced to an indefinite hospital prison order, according to BBC.

A member of the international gang, the autistic boy was labelled highly risky to the public due to his desire and skills to plant cybercrimes, the judge said. Kurtaj will stay at the hospital for life unless a doctor approves that he no longer poses a danger on the cybercrimes front. While doctors deemed him unfit to stand trial (because of autism), the jury was told to decide if he committed the crime irrespective of his criminal intent, the report noted.

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While he continued to remain violent, a mental health assessment opined that he "continued to express the intent to return to cyber-crime as soon as possible. He is highly motivated". The hacker breached Rockstar's data via an Amazon Firestick, a hotel TV and a phone (while in police protection in another case). He looted 90 videos of GTA 6 and later posted these clips and source code online.

Screengrab of Lucia and his partner from GTA 6's first trailer. (Image:Rockstar Games) 

Highlighting the success of the GTA 6's first trailer, the defence argued it did not have a major impact. However, Her Honour Judge Lees iterated that the harm caused by other hacking activities of Kurtaj around Nvidia, Uber and others. The game developer shared that the damage clocked $ 5 million, besides the loss of staff hours. BBC added that another 17-year-old Lapsus$ member was found guilty in the Southwark Crown Court trial.

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On a related note, the first trailer of GTA 6 dropped before schedule due to a leak on X (formerly Twitter). The trailer continues to rake up massive views across video streaming platforms. The game is all set for a release in 2025. A PC release was not anticipated at the time of the game's release.