By Antonio Pequeño IV
Publication Date: 2026-08-21 18:07:00
Topline
Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of “Grand Theft Auto VI” developer Rockstar Games, issued subpoenas against Microsoft and Discord on Thursday, seeking troves of data as it looks to identify who is behind gameplay leaks of the highly anticipated video game that spread across social media this week.
Multiple gameplay leaks of “Grand Theft Auto VI” were posted on social media this week.
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Key Facts
The subpoenas, first reported by Kotaku and filed in the Southern District of New York, requests Microsoft and Discord to release information linked to Discord accounts and servers believed to be behind the gameplay leaks including “CYBERLEEK,” an account that seemingly posted the gameplay leaks on Discord and X (X suspended the account).
The subpoena against Microsoft cites a Github website on which the leaks were posted and have since been removed from, though the site still links to a…
