Rockstar’s GTA 6 and Uber hacker reportedly arrested

ByAugusto Tesoro Hours
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Last Updated on: 24th September 2022, 09:25 am

Following the GTA 6 hacking fiasco and Rockstar’s subsequent apology, a reported arrest was made by the City of London Police.

A recent tweet from the official City of London Police Twitter account confirmed that they arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking. The tweet also cited that this was concerning the investigation supported by the UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU). The tweet ends with a confirmation that the suspect remains in police custody.

Updates of the arrest continue to flood various social media platforms. A journalist named Matthew Keys updated on Twitter saying “Arrest of 17-year-old by police in the United Kingdom over the hack of Rockstar and possibly Uber was done in concert with an investigation conducted by the FBI, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.”

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A recent report from BBC also confirmed this news. “A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of hacking as part of an investigation by the National Crime Agency.” as mentioned on their website.

Based on what we know so far, following the arrest, the 17-year-old hacking suspect is believed to be connected to a group identifying itself as “Lapsus$,” a group that organizes primarily via Telegram channels. A previous post from the Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker used the handle teapotuberhacker on various social media platforms may confirm this connection.

Under that username, the same 17-year-old could also be the culprit for the recent events that led to the hacking of Uber. A recent report from Forbes regarding the arrest of the username “‘TeaPot” links the same suspect to what happened to Rockstar Games with GTA 6.

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A timeline of the GTA 6 and Uber hacker

Here is a breakdown of what happened from the start of the hacking to the arrest of the 17-year-old:

  • The New York Times posted on their website that confirmed a hacker had deceived Uber and Rockstar employees into providing access to their servers through their login credentials by acting like they are part of the IT team of the company.
  • Uber confirms the cyber attack and launched an investigation into the “cybersecurity incident”. An unknown account wrote “Uber has suffered a data breach” and later posted an explicit photo on an internal page of the company.
  • Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive also confirmed the hacking and the legitimacy of the leaks of the Grand Theft Auto 6 through their official Twitter account
  • Investigations by the U.K. National Cyber Crime Unit and the FBI were conducted, looking into the Uber breach.
  • On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking

The question now, what happens next?

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The leak of Rockstar’s latest instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series has been one of the biggest cyberattacks of this year. The leak has certainly damaged the reputation of Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive.

They continue to insist that this will not happen again and promised that there is certainly more than just what was leaked. They mentioned that these are just bits of beta testing gameplay and could still be subject to change. Players should not expect them to be indicative of the final product.