{"id":2106327,"date":"2026-08-22T11:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106327"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:16:33","slug":"is-this-the-end-of-the-gta-6-leaks-take-twos-legal-crusade-appears-to-shut-down-the-hubs-behind-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2106327","title":{"rendered":"Is this the end of the GTA 6 leaks? Take-Two&#8217;s legal crusade appears to shut down the hubs behind them"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Is this the end of the GTA 6 leaks? Take-Two&#8217;s legal crusade appears to shut down the hubs behind them<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Leek-proof.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/gta-6-headline_4qa8MBU.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Two smartly dressed characters, one male, one female, both Latino, stand back to back in front of palm trees as the sun goes down.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"gta-6-headline_4qa8MBU.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Rockstar Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-22T11:16:33+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 22, 2026, 11:16 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7685df9e-22e2-4b0e-a893-03c1781df5f1\" data-name=\"Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Grand Theft Auto VI\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\" title=\"Follow Grand Theft Auto VI\"><br \/>\n  Follow Grand Theft Auto VI<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Take-Two&#8217;s legal offensive against the source of the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a> leaks appears to have claimed its first scalp: the CyberLeek website, one of the group&#8217;s main hubs, has gone offline.<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s Telegram channel has also gone dark, now displaying only the message &#8220;This channel is unavailable due to copyright infringement&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) - Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Otak6Rd63i4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Otak6Rd63i4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) &#8211; Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) &#8211; Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Otak6Rd63i4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The disappearance comes just days after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-legal-action-gta-6-leeks-cyberleek\"> Take-Two filed subpoenas<\/a> targeting Microsoft and Discord, seeking information that could identify whoever is behind the CyberLeek persona. Both companies have until 4th September to hand over relevant account data.<\/p>\n<p>The leaks \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-leaker-full-access-gameplay-leaks-continue\">which have been popping up all week<\/a> \u2013 have been substantive, showing co-protagonist Jason tearing around Vice City in a supercar and shooting the word &#8220;leek&#8221; into a wall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-leaker-full-access-gameplay-leaks-continue\">suggesting some kind of playable access to GTA 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Bertie summarised for us at the time, CyberLeek has maintained that it&#8217;s doing the leaks in the name of gamers&#8217; rights, but behind it is a shady cryptocurrency scheme involving a $CYBERLEEK meme coin the group wants people to buy (and thereby increase the value of) to vote for new video leaks. Ostensibly, this is being done to fund &#8220;a secret project&#8221;, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gta-6-leaks-cyberleek-crypto-scheme\/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&amp;taid=6a8836c8f7c24d00010fa687&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bluesky\">as Polygon reported<\/a>, there&#8217;s evidence to suggest dodgy-seeming personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been a lot of confusion around the Telegram channel, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6unmoderated\/comments\/1vum2gx\/cyberleek_telegram_got_shut_down\/\">Redditors<\/a> insisting CyberLeek never operated one in the first place and that any Telegram activity attributed to the account was the work of impersonators reposting genuine leaks.<\/p>\n<p>Others maintain the Telegram and website were the only channels CyberLeek confirmed as legitimate. Either way, whichever of those hubs actually belonged to CyberLeek has been nuked along with the website.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear whether the takedown is directly linked to Take-Two&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/74681114\/1\/take-two-interactive-software-inc\/\">subpoenas<\/a> or a separate copyright enforcement action, and Eurogamer has asked Rockstar for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this actually marks the end of the leaks, or just a pause while whoever&#8217;s behind them regroups elsewhere, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-strauss-zelnick-not-concerned-rockstar-union-busting-gta-6\">he isn&#8217;t concerned that the company&#8217;s legal battle could impact<\/a> Grand Theft Auto 6 sales. The game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-preorders-gta6-no-disc\">was made available to pre-order late last month<\/a>, and immediately became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-top-pre-orders-playstation-store-worldwide\">top seller on the PlayStation Store around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GTA 6 is still slated to release on 19th November 2026, launching on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Take-Two&#8217;s legal offensive against the source of the ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a> leaks appears to have claimed its first scalp: the CyberLeek website, one of the group&#8217;s main hubs, has gone offline.<\/p>\n<p>The group&#8217;s Telegram channel has also gone dark, now displaying only the message &#8220;This channel is unavailable due to copyright infringement&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) - Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Otak6Rd63i4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Otak6Rd63i4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) &#8211; Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>GTA 6 (Grand Theft Auto 6) &#8211; Official Extended Look Teaser Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Otak6Rd63i4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The disappearance comes just days after<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-legal-action-gta-6-leeks-cyberleek\"> Take-Two filed subpoenas<\/a> targeting Microsoft and Discord, seeking information that could identify whoever is behind the CyberLeek persona. Both companies have until 4th September to hand over relevant account data.<\/p>\n<p>The leaks \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-leaker-full-access-gameplay-leaks-continue\">which have been popping up all week<\/a> \u2013 have been substantive, showing co-protagonist Jason tearing around Vice City in a supercar and shooting the word &#8220;leek&#8221; into a wall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/rockstar-gta-6-leaker-full-access-gameplay-leaks-continue\">suggesting some kind of playable access to GTA 6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Bertie summarised for us at the time, CyberLeek has maintained that it&#8217;s doing the leaks in the name of gamers&#8217; rights, but behind it is a shady cryptocurrency scheme involving a $CYBERLEEK meme coin the group wants people to buy (and thereby increase the value of) to vote for new video leaks. Ostensibly, this is being done to fund &#8220;a secret project&#8221;, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gta-6-leaks-cyberleek-crypto-scheme\/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&amp;taid=6a8836c8f7c24d00010fa687&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=bluesky\">as Polygon reported<\/a>, there&#8217;s evidence to suggest dodgy-seeming personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been a lot of confusion around the Telegram channel, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GTA6unmoderated\/comments\/1vum2gx\/cyberleek_telegram_got_shut_down\/\">Redditors<\/a> insisting CyberLeek never operated one in the first place and that any Telegram activity attributed to the account was the work of impersonators reposting genuine leaks.<\/p>\n<p>Others maintain the Telegram and website were the only channels CyberLeek confirmed as legitimate. Either way, whichever of those hubs actually belonged to CyberLeek has been nuked along with the website.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear whether the takedown is directly linked to Take-Two&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtlistener.com\/docket\/74681114\/1\/take-two-interactive-software-inc\/\">subpoenas<\/a> or a separate copyright enforcement action, and Eurogamer has asked Rockstar for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this actually marks the end of the leaks, or just a pause while whoever&#8217;s behind them regroups elsewhere, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/take-two-strauss-zelnick-not-concerned-rockstar-union-busting-gta-6\">he isn&#8217;t concerned that the company&#8217;s legal battle could impact<\/a> Grand Theft Auto 6 sales. The game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/grand-theft-auto-6-preorders-gta6-no-disc\">was made available to pre-order late last month<\/a>, and immediately became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-top-pre-orders-playstation-store-worldwide\">top seller on the PlayStation Store around the world<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GTA 6 is still slated to release on 19th November 2026, launching on PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Grand Theft Auto VI Is this the end of the GTA 6 leaks? Take-Two&#8217;s legal crusade appears to shut down the hubs behind them Leek-proof. 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