{
  "id": 2153150,
  "title": "Catastrophic GTA VI leak is a full working build — notorious hacker CyberLeek taunts Rockstar Games by spraying the word 'leek' onto a wall in-game with bullets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/catastrophic-gta-vi-leak-is-a-full-working-build-notorious-hacker",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:55:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/catastrophic-gta-vi-leak-is-a-full-working-build-notorious-hacker-cyberleek-taunts-rockstar-games-by-spraying-the-word-leek-onto-a-wall-in-game-with-bullets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hacker CyberLeek, notorious for protesting Rockstar's pre-selling of digital copies of GTA VI, has once again released video clips of the entire game build. The leaked content appears to show in-game footage of the character spelling out the word LEEK by shooting at a wall, indicating they have recorded themselves playing the game. CyberLeek holds the complete GTA VI game build, taunting the developers and threatening to release the game's ending. Rockstar has issued DMCA takedown notices, but some clips remain available on X. The hacker's website is active but sometimes experiences server issues. The company's CEO has warned that CyberLeek could potentially reveal the game's ending, causing significant damage. The hacker's unauthorized access to the game build, despite being set for release in November, demonstrates the high value of the game and the risks faced by development teams.",
  "summary": "Cyberleek has leaked another in-game footage of GTA VI, with some social media users claiming that it an actual build of the title. This is the second leak coming from the hacker, who claimed that they will release more until Rockstar issues 'a public statement and apology with a concrete commitment to be better.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "XDA Developers",
        "title": "GTA 6's leaker just proved they have a working build of the game, and it's sparking spoiler fears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/gta-6s-leaker-just-proved-they-have-a-working-build-of-the-game-and",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:27:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}