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Take-Two Issues Subpoenas to Unmask GTA 6 Leaker

8/25/2026

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Take-Two Subpoenas Leaker

Take-Two Interactive filed federal subpoenas to identify the GTA 6 leaker known as “CyberLeek.”
The subpoenas demand Microsoft’s GitHub records and internal data linked to the leaker’s repository.
Take-Two also seeks Discord user IDs, emails, IP logs and linked Xbox or Google accounts.
Both Microsoft and Discord must produce the requested documents by September 4, 2026.
Take-Two says the data will be used solely to protect its copyright under the DMCA.

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Privacy Advocates Challenge

Privacy advocates say the subpoenas create an overbroad dragnet that violates users’ Fourth Amendment rights.
Legal scholars warn that Section 512(h) permits identification without a merit ruling, raising due-process concerns.
Targeted Discord users have filed motions to quash, asserting no direct link to the leaked material.
The X subpoena names three accounts, all suspended after filing despite community claims they were impostors.

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Take-Two Subpoenas Leaker

Take-Two Interactive filed federal subpoenas to identify the GTA 6 leaker known as “CyberLeek.”
The subpoenas demand Microsoft’s GitHub records and internal data linked to the leaker’s repository.
Take-Two also seeks Discord user IDs, emails, IP logs and linked Xbox or Google accounts.
Both Microsoft and Discord must produce the requested documents by September 4, 2026.
Take-Two says the data will be used solely to protect its copyright under the DMCA.

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