Take-Two’s authorized offensive in opposition to the supply of the continued GTA 6 leaks seems to have claimed its first scalp: the CyberLeek web site, one of many group’s principal hubs, has gone offline.
The group’s Telegram channel has additionally gone darkish, now displaying solely the message “This channel is unavailable resulting from copyright infringement”.
The disappearance comes simply days after Take-Two filed subpoenas concentrating on Microsoft and Discord, searching for info that would determine whoever is behind the CyberLeek persona. Each corporations have till 4th September handy over related account information.
The leaks – which have been popping up all week – have been substantive, displaying co-protagonist Jason tearing round Vice Metropolis in a supercar and taking pictures the phrase “leek” right into a wall, suggesting some type of playable entry to GTA 6.
As Bertie summarised for us on the time, CyberLeek has maintained that it is doing the leaks within the title of avid gamers’ rights, however behind it’s a shady cryptocurrency scheme involving a $CYBERLEEK meme coin the group desires individuals to purchase (and thereby improve the worth of) to vote for brand spanking new video leaks. Ostensibly, that is being performed to fund “a secret undertaking”, however as Polygon reported, there’s proof to counsel dodgy-seeming private achieve.
There’s been plenty of confusion across the Telegram channel, with some Redditors insisting CyberLeek by no means operated one within the first place and that any Telegram exercise attributed to the account was the work of impersonators reposting real leaks.
Others keep the Telegram and web site have been the one channels CyberLeek confirmed as reputable. Both manner, whichever of these hubs truly belonged to CyberLeek has been nuked together with the web site.
It isn’t clear whether or not the takedown is straight linked to Take-Two’s subpoenas or a separate copyright enforcement motion, and Eurogamer has requested Rockstar for remark.
Whether or not this truly marks the tip of the leaks, or only a pause whereas whoever’s behind them regroups elsewhere, stays to be seen.
Take-Two Boss Strauss Zelnick has stated he is not involved that the corporate’s authorized battle might impression Grand Theft Auto 6 gross sales. The sport was made out there to pre-order late final month, and instantly grew to become a prime vendor on the PlayStation Retailer around the globe.
GTA 6 remains to be slated to launch on nineteenth November 2026, launching on PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S.