{
  "id": 3800318,
  "title": "The massive GTA 6 leaks might be done for good as Cyberleek cashes out nearly £200,000 from their crypto scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/the-massive-gta-6-leaks-might-be-done-for-good-as-cyberleek-cashes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T19:12:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-leaker-cashes-out--cyberleek-crypto-scheme"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the 27th August, the hacker group behind the massive leaks of GTA 6 appears to have cashed out nearly £200,000 from their crypto scheme, CyberLeek. The group had previously promoted their meme coin in every leaked clip and allowed fans to vote on which parts of the game would be leaked next. By transferring the funds to multiple wallets, the group's actions suggest they intended to maximize their profits from the scheme. The meme coin's market cap has dropped by around 75 percent since the first leak, currently sitting at $3.85 million. It is possible that Rockstar Games' release of official footage on their own terms prompted the group to cash out while the value was still high. The group likely expected demand for more leaks to diminish after the official reveal and chose to earn as much money as possible before news of the cash-out spread. The total profit for the group, if this is the end of the scheme, is estimated to be around £241,000. However, one must question whether the risk to their freedom was worth the potential gain.",
  "summary": "Mere hours before Rockstar Games revealed GTA 6 footage on its own terms, the hacker - or hacking group - behind the open-world game's massive leaks has pulled about $270,000 (or almost £200,000) out of their crypto scheme. Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "GTA 6 hackers cashed out nearly £200,000 from CryptoLeak scheme",
    "Group transferred funds to multiple wallets to maximize profits",
    "Rockstar Games' official release may have prompted cash-out"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Cyberleek may have just cashed out on their GTA 6 leak, earning over $200,000 in the most predictable crypto rugpull ever performed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cyberleek-may-have-just-cashed-out-on-their-gta-6-leak-earning-over",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:05:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}