The GTA 6 hacker has been accused of blackmailing Rockstar over the game’s source code

The teenager who was arrested for the Grand Theft Auto 6 hack has been accused of blackmailing Rock star about the game source code.

As reported by ReutersThe teenager in question, Arion Kurtaj, was told by prosecutors in a London court that he had allegedly threatened Rockstar that he would release the source code for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto sequel. He apparently sent said threat through a Slack message that was sent to all Rockstar staff. The Rockstar hack came days after Kurtaj also allegedly hacked Revolut and Uber. Kurtaj has been charged with 12 offences, including three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud and six counts under the Computer Misuse Act. It is also important to note that psychiatrists have assessed that he is not fit to stand trial.

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Because of such evaluation, the jury will simply reach a decision as to whether you committed the alleged acts rather than whether you are guilty or not guilty. Kurtaj is also charged with blackmailing broadband provider BT and the EE mobile network along with a 17-year-old boy whose name cannot be identified. According to prosecutors, the two were “key players” in Lapsus$, a hacking group.

The GTA 6 leak surfaced last September, showing a plethora of images and screenshots of the game in development. What was shown looked like typical GTA stuff, and aligned with a report on the game since the beginning of the year. Rockstar also confirmed that the leaks were, in fact, real, noting that they still plan to “properly present this next game to you when it’s ready.”

Right now, outside of the reports about the game, not much is known about the title, let alone what platforms it might release on. There is a chance that it could be released. as soon as next yearbut we will have to wait and see.