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Report: Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft and Discord over GTA 6 leaks

Take-Two has filed a subpoena with the Southern District Court of New York to get data from Microsoft and Discord (edited).
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Take-Two has filed a subpoena with the Southern District Court of New York to get data from Microsoft and Discord (edited).
Take-Two is taking legal action against the hacker group, starting by trying to identify who the people behind the screens are or where they might be located. This comes ahead of the Netflix extended look and marketing push planned to promote GTA 6.

The recent GTA 6 leaks have taken over the internet, and Take-Two has been trying to take them down, along with attempting to identify the hacker group responsible. Their latest move involves issuing a subpoena to Microsoft and Discord in order to get access to any data that would lead to identifying the hacker group.

For context, a hacker group called CyberLeek has been posting gameplay footage of an older build of GTA 6. It seems they have somehow gotten access to what seems to be a fully playable build of the game, and are threatening Rockstar with more leaks if they don’t meet their demands. CyberLeek wants publishers to stop selling digital preorders, stop “fake” single-player DLC, and preserve single-player content. They have also demanded a public apology from Rockstar.

According to Kotaku, Take-Two has filed a subpoena with the Southern District Court of New York to obtain information on Microsoft and Discord user accounts that may be associated with the hacker group.

The subpoena reads:

All identifying information associated with all user accounts that are/were members communicating with the Discord server(s) listed below during the time period from June 1, 2026 to present; and for those accounts, provide any associated device/telemetry records where one or more of the tool/file artifacts below were present on the system. For each returned account, provide: the account ID, registration email, registration and last-login IP addresses, phone number, linked connections (Google/Xbox/etc.), any associated device identifiers (MachineGuid/MSA), and content related to Grand Theft Auto (‘GTA’), Rockstar or Cyberleek from their OneDrive account.

The publication adds that both Microsoft and Discord have till September 4 to produce the requested information. With this, Take-Two hopes to find the culprits and take strict action against them. Meanwhile, the leaks are proving to be quite lucrative for the hacker group, as it’s promoting a cryptocurrency through the leaked videos. There is also speculation that a second hacker group may have access to the GTA 6 build. 

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Vineet Washington, 2026-08-21 (Update: 2026-08-21)