Overview
- Take-Two filed four DMCA 512(h) subpoena applications in a U.S. federal court in New York asking Discord, Microsoft, X and Google to identify the source of newly posted GTA 6 clips, and two judges have signed orders authorizing issuance, though reports say the subpoenas have not yet been issued and no user data has been handed over.
- The request to Discord seeks data for every account that communicated on three named servers since June 1, a scope that could capture thousands of users who have not been accused of any infringement and has prompted legal and privacy scrutiny.
- Take-Two’s demands to other platforms ask for detailed technical and account records, including Windows device identifiers, IP addresses at registration and last login, phone numbers, linked Google and Xbox accounts, and OneDrive contents.
- An anonymous account calling itself 'Cyberleek' has published video clips and a manifesto claiming access to a playable GTA 6 build, copycat channels continue to appear, and Rockstar plans to release an official extended gameplay presentation on Netflix and YouTube later this week.
- Cybercriminals are exploiting the hype with a circulating 113 GB ‘GTA 6’ ISO that independent checks say contains mostly junk plus malware designed to disable Windows security, and the absence of a confirmed PC release for the game makes such downloads especially suspect and risky for players.