The hackers behind the recent GTA 6 leak have threatened to release more material if their list of demands aren’t met.
As one of the most highly anticipated games ever, it’s not surprising that GTA 6 has been targeted by hackers on multiple occasions.
The latest hack occurred earlier this week, with gameplay clips showing basketball and fuel mechanics doing the rounds online. It also included an image of what seems to be the game’s map.
A group named Cyberleek claimed responsibility for the leak, and they’ve threatened to take more action against Rockstar, in the name of pro-consumer practices.
As outlined on the group’s website, Cyberleek is targeting any game publishers who breach one of its ‘three commandments’. In Rockstar’s case, this relates to the first rule against selling digital pre-orders without a physical disc option.
‘If publishers want revenue before launch, they can press discs,’ the first rule reads. ‘Print boxes. Put them on shelves. Earn that money through physical production.’
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The other two rules relate to ‘fake single-player DLC’ aka when DLC is ‘already present in the base game files the consumer purchased’, and preserving single-player content by including an ‘offline fallback state’ to allow people to play games even when ‘server support ends’.
The leakers claim any publishers who violate these rules will be targeted. ‘Cyberleek will continue to disrupt their operations until they issue a public statement and apology with a concrete commitment to fix the harm they caused,’ they state. ‘No private negotiations. No quiet settlements. The public sees it, or the ‘leeks’ do not stop.’
They added: ‘Publishers should beware. If Cyberleek can reach Rockstar, no one is safe.’
While some of these are notable issues, stealing intellectual property from Rockstar in the name of these cringe ‘commandments’ is not the way to address them.
It’s also odd that they don’t mention Sony by name, even though the end of PlayStation 5 physical media is almost certainly something that was planned in conjunction with Rockstar and the launch of GTA 6.
Stop Killing Games, a movement which is fighting for similar consumer protections, when it comes to preservation, has released a statement to condemn the hackers.
‘Using illegal means to make a point is unacceptable to us and does nothing to protect our right to keep using what we paid for,’ the statement reads. ‘No matter how strongly you disagree with the decisions of upper management at these companies, there are still thousands of developers who worked hard on this project – and they’re the ones being hit the hardest.
‘Channel that frustration into something constructive instead. This kind of act is destructive and helps no one, worse, it risks tarnishing the reputation of our communities and our chances to make change.
‘History isn’t on the leaker’s side either: the last person who did this to Rockstar, back in 2022, ended up with an indefinite hospital order. This isn’t a cause worth risking your money or your future on (We seriously doubt that the hack was seriously for that reason).’
Rockstar is set to show more from GTA 6 during an Extended Look on Netflix next Thursday, so the content from the leaks might be redundant pretty soon – especially if, as an insider claims, they are from an old build of the title.
GTA 6 is set to launch across PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, 2026.
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