It didn’t take long for the alleged Rockstar hacker, who leaked dozens of GTA 6 videos, to find himself in court. But while the entire Internet seemed to have found its culprit, the latter now pleads his innocence. It remains to be determined whether or not he is telling the truth.
It is probably useless to remind you of the facts as the affair shook the Internet. Let us emphasize all the same the speed with which the FBI found the trace of the hacker who hacked Rockstar, thus causing the biggest leak in the history of video games. This is a big catch for the American administration, because this 17-year-old teenager is, a priori, not at his first attempt since he is also behind the hacks of Uber and Microsoft.
At least, that’s what everyone thought before he appeared in Highbury Corner Youth Court over the weekend. Indeed, the teenager, who faces numerous charges from the authorities, has pleaded not guilty to the Rockstar hack. Specifically, he claims not to have used his computer for malicious purposes.
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‘The 17-year-old who appeared in Highbury Corner Juvenile Court on September 24 pleaded guilty to breach of bail and not guilty to computer misuse’, explained Detective Inspector Michael O’Sullivan. At this time, we do not know what those conditions of release were, or what offense the accused committed.
Following this statement, the young man was transferred to a detention center for minors, pending his trial. Despite the fact that he proclaims his innocence, the teenager is suspected of being an active member of the Lapsus$ hacker collective and of having participated in numerous large-scale cyberattacks, including that of GTA 6. According to BBC News, these attacks would have brought several million euros to the concerned.
Source: Eurogamer