‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Hacker Put in Secure Hospital by UK Judge

December 21, 2023, 4:30 PM UTC

The teen hacker who leaked footage of Rockstar Games Inc.’s upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI installment and hacked into technology firm Nvidia Corp. was placed in a secure hospital by a British judge.

Arion Kurtaj, 18, and a 17-year-old male, who can’t be identified, were convicted of being part of the notorious hacking group Lapsus$. They were found guilty of serious computer misuse, blackmail and fraud against BT Group Plc.’s EE network and Nvidia in August after a seven-week criminal trial. Kurtaj was also found to have hacked into Uber Technologies Inc., fintech firm Revolut Ltd., ...

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