Revealed! A Teenage Boy Hacked Rockstar To Steal GTA 6 Clips

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Aparna Singh

GTA 6 faced a significant leak before its official trailer release.2. It revealed unreleased footage and multiple key details about GTA 6.

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The leak, valued at nearly $10 million in damages, was done by 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj.

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Kurtaj used an Amazon Fire TV Stick, hotel TV, smartphone, and hotel WiFi for the breach.

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Rockstar Games spent an additional $5 million to address the aftermath.

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Kurtaj executed the hack while out on bail, gaining access to Rockstar's Slack channel.

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Despite the leak, the official GTA 6 trailer has been highly successful.

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It has amassed over 155 million views on YouTube and 35.2 million on X.

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The trailer broke records; became the most-watched non-music video within 24 hours of release.

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