The GTA 6 hackers got one thing right: You don’t actually own anything anymore

Published September 13, 2026 11:00am ET



Rockstar Games, the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series, experienced a grand theft of its own last month when an individual or group known as Cyberleek obtained what appeared to be a playable, although likely unfinished, build of the much-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6, three months before its official release. 

Over roughly a week, Cyberleek released numerous clips from the game as part of what has largely been reported as a crypto scheme in which supporters could use a meme coin to vote for clips they wanted leaked. 

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