Tag: Grand Theft Auto

  • Teen hacker causes millions in damages to Uber, Revolut, and Grand Theft Auto maker

    Teen hacker causes millions in damages to Uber, Revolut, and Grand Theft Auto maker

    During proceedings at a London court, prosecutors disclosed that a member of the hacking group Lapsus$, who is a teenager, successfully breached the security systems of Uber and fintech company Revolut.

    The individual in question, identified as Arion Kurtaj, allegedly gained unauthorised access to the personal information of approximately 5,000 Revolut customers in September 2022, while also inflicting damages amounting to nearly $3 million on Uber.

    Furthermore, the prosecution claims that Kurtaj proceeded to target Rockstar Games shortly after, hacking into their systems. In a Slack message addressed to all Rockstar staff, he purportedly threatened to disclose the source code of the highly popular video game franchise, Grand Theft Auto, which was under development for a forthcoming installment.

    Additionally, Kurtaj stands accused, alongside an unnamed 17-year-old co-defendant, of engaging in a blackmail scheme against BT Group (BT.L), the largest broadband provider in Britain, and EE, a prominent mobile network operator. This illicit activity reportedly took place between July and November 2021, during which the accused demanded a ransom of $4 million.

    Prosecutors assert that the duo, considered “key players” within Lapsus$, conducted a cyberattack on chipmaker Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) in February 2022. They allegedly sought payment from Nvidia to prevent the public release of the company’s data.

    During the trial, prosecutor Kevin Barry revealed that the 17-year-old defendant had breached the cloud storage of the City of London Police, mere weeks after being apprehended in connection with the BT and EE hacking incident.

    According to Barry, Kurtaj later embarked on a solo cybercrime spree, commencing with the targeting of Revolut and subsequently Uber, followed by the intrusion into Rockstar Games’ systems.

    Kurtaj’s mental fitness to stand trial has been assessed by psychiatrists and found inadequate. Consequently, the jury will evaluate whether he committed the alleged acts, rather than delivering a traditional guilty or not guilty verdict.

    The charges leveled against Kurtaj encompass a total of 12 offenses, including three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud, and six charges under the Computer Misuse Act.

    Meanwhile, the 17-year-old defendant is currently being tried for two counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud, and three charges under the Computer Misuse Act related to the hacking of BT and Nvidia. The defendant denies these charges but has previously pleaded guilty to two offenses under the Computer Misuse Act and one count of fraud.

  • GTA 6 could be an improved version of GTA Vice City: Leaks

    GTA 6 could be an improved version of GTA Vice City: Leaks

    According to several tipsters, the upcoming game in the GTA series may be an improved version of the legendary GTA Vice City with superior visual enhancements.

    The upcoming Grand Theft Auto was announced in February when Rockstar said that work on the game was already underway and that it was going to be the best GTA ever.

    Rockstar declared its intention to “substantially move beyond” its prior accomplishments with GTA 6 back in February. The statement from Take-Two regarding establishing creative benchmarks is a little more direct. Undoubtedly, it has established the creative bar for creating a Guy Ritchie-inspired open-world videogame.

    That was all that was stated, and it’s probably not worth overanalyzing. The statement was potentially just an attempt to quell speculation after a Bloomberg story said to contain information on GTA 6, including the fact that it will have a female protagonist and take place in a fictionalised version of Miami. The veracity of the report has not been confirmed or rejected by Rockstar.

    According to Bloomberg, GTA 6’s scope has to be “reeled in” at a certain point, but since it will be updated with “new missions and cities on a regular basis,” it may return to its original magnitude after the game’s release. However, the report claims that GTA 6 will have more inside places than any prior GTA.

    Players may have noticed that Rockstar Titles always releases all of its big games in the Fall. GTA 4, which was published in April 2008, is the lone exception. We have four titles in the final two weeks of October, and three in November, if we set that aside. In light of this, we anticipate seeing GTA 6 released in the waning months of the ensuing years.

    Right now, Chris Klippel, a well-known GTA leaker, is the source of most trustworthy information regarding GTA VI’s release date. Klippel asserted in March that GTA 6 wouldn’t be available until the latter half of 2024. Later, Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier backed this up in a different Twitter conversation and predicted release date of late 2024 or early 2025.

    We can expect the release of Grand Theft Auto 6 in October or November of 2024 based on these leaks as well as the prior release dates.

    Every GTA game has been launched on a Tuesday since GTA Vice City. There is no justification for using GTA 6 to break the trend as well.

    Additionally, the game is reportedly modelled on GTA Vice City. Therefore, it would be preferable to schedule the release of GTA 6 for October 29, 2024, if Rockstar Games really wants to honour how the franchise’s first game helped shape later instalments.