The Fire TV stick was enough to hack Rockstar and leak a new GTA game – Hacking

As it is now known, the massive hack, theft and leak of Grand Theft Auto VI, the popular and highly anticipated game from Rockstar Games, was carried out by Arion Kurtaj, a member of the well-known hacking group of several notables. Attacks called $Lapsus. The unrepentant cybercriminal and fraudster managed to carry out the attack while he was out on bail from … prison accused of the known violation of NVIDIA.

The 18-year-old hacked into the servers of the creators of the Grand Theft Auto or GTA series, and even made a related statement that he carried out the attack on the company’s Slack channel. While under the terms of the warranty, he was not allowed to access the internet, but apparently decided to violate the terms and go on the attack using the Fire TV Stick (along with the smartphone and keyboard he had bought). Create a “work” from a hotel room outside Oxford, UK.

More details about the attack emerged after the seven-week trial and after he was found guilty of hacking Rockstar Games, Revolut and Uber. He was convicted along with Arion Kortag, a 17-year-old, but unlike Arion Kortag, he was released on bail.

Lapsus$ consists mainly of teenagers from Brazil and the UK, and Arion Kortag and the unnamed 17-year-old were two of the seven members arrested in the UK. Between 2021 and 2022, Lapsus$ continued to penetrate Samsung, T-Mobile, and Microsoft phones. The motives of the group differ from one attack to another, but it can be said that in general it was extortion aimed at profit and … entertainment.

Currently, it is not yet clear how much money Lapsus$ earned from the various cybercrimes it committed. Neither company has publicly admitted to paying hackers.