The suspected hacker responsible for the leak Grand Theft Auto 6 was arrested by British police yesterday. Police said the arrests follow a long-standing investigation by Britain’s National Cyber ​​Crime Unit.

Still in police custody, the 17-year-old is seen as one of the culprits in a series of leaks for upcoming Rockstar games. In addition, he is also considered a prime suspect in other cyberattacks against Uber, Samsung, Microsoft and NVIDIA.

Journalist Matthew Keys reports that the British police arrests were made in conjunction with the FBI. According to him, the United States Department of Justice police unit will provide more detailed information regarding the arrest today.

“London Police can confirm that the 17-year-old has been arrested for hacking. Sources said the crime was related to Rockstar Games and possibly Uber-owned issues. The arrests were made in conjunction with the FBI,” the reporter said.

UPDATE: The 17-year-old hacking suspect was arrested in Oxfordshire and believed to be linked to a group that identifies itself as “Lapsus$,” a group that organizes mainly through Telegram channels.

— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) 23 September 2022

The young man will be linked to a group of hackers known as Lapsus$, who organized the attack via Telegram. This week, several reports indicated that he was seen as one of the group leaders and the main person responsible for the GTA 6 leak.

Hackers will try to negotiate with Rockstar

In addition to doing all the leaks of the next game in the franchise, hackers will try to negotiate with Rockstar not to reveal the new files. Computer journalist Tom Henderson claims that their goal is to receive money so that the information will not be published.

The person responsible for the leak got not only the GTA 6 code, but also the current version of the game. Instead, he asks for money not to expose the files and will accept an offer of 5 bitcoins, which equates to around USD 93,200 at current prices.

“This unexpectedly went viral. I woke up with 3000 messages on Telegram. If you are a Rockstar or Take-Two employee and trying to contact me, please message me at 22559219889638875756 on Telegram or email me at [email protected] company email, Said the user responsible for the GTA 6 leak.