Teenage hacker involved in leaking footage of ``Grand Theft Auto VI'' is found guilty, diagnosed with autism and ordered to be hospitalized indefinitely
He was 17 years old at the time when he was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of being involved in a data leak for '
Teen GTA VI hacker sentenced to life in a secure hospital - The Verge
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Arion Kurtaj: Teenager sentenced over Grand Theft Auto VI hack | UK News | Sky News
Defendant Arion Kurtaj, who was 17 years old at the time of 2022, is a member of the hacker group ' Lapsus$ ' and has been conducting cyber attacks such as unauthorized access against international high-tech companies such as Microsoft , Samsung , Okta ,NVIDIA , and Uber since the beginning of 2022. He is said to have been involved in leaking confidential information .
Later, when Microsoft and NVIDIA investigated LAPSUS$, it was discovered that a group of young people in their teens to early 20s based in Brazil, the UK, etc. were hacking.
In March 2022, the City of London Police arrested seven members aged 16 to 21, including the defendant, for their involvement in the Lapsus$ hack. Kurtaj was then released on bail with the condition that he ``prohibits the use of the Internet.''
Seven young people, including a 16-year-old teenager, are arrested for being associated with the hacker group 'LAPSUS$' that attacked Microsoft and Samsung - GIGAZINE
However, defendant Kurtaj hacked into Rockstar Games even though he was out on bail and leaked data on GTA 6, which was in development. As a result, Kurtaj was re-arrested in September 2022.
A 17-year-old hacker who leaked ``Grand Theft Auto VI'' data is arrested - GIGAZINE
According to the BBC , in the trial against Defendant Kurtaj, Defendant Kurtaj received a diagnosis from a psychiatrist that ``the defendant has an autistic spectrum disorder and is therefore not suitable to appear in court.'' He did not appear in court. Therefore, jurors were asked to ignore whether the defendant intentionally committed the crime and instead focus solely on whether the defendant committed the acts alleged by the prosecution.
At the trial, it was revealed that Kurtaj's hacking cost Rockstar Games at least $1.5 million (about 210 million yen) in damages and forced employees to work a total of thousands of hours. In addition, it was reported that Kurtaj's mental evaluation revealed that he wanted to return to the world of cybercrime as soon as possible.
In response, Judge Patricia Rees ruled, ``Kurtaj's cybercrime skills and motivation mean that he remains a high risk to society.'' The jury also found that the alleged criminal acts were committed by Defendant Kurtaj.
The charges against Kurtaj recognized by the court are as follows.
・Suspected of being involved in fraudulent acts that caused computer problems in 6 cases
・Three charges of extortion
・2 charges of fraud
・One case of unjustified refusal of a request for password disclosure by the police
Based on these charges, the court ordered Kurtaj to be hospitalized indefinitely under the Mental Health Act . Kurtaj must be approved by the Attorney General before he can be discharged from the hospital.
The 17-year-old hacker, who was tried at the same time as Kurtaj, was also charged with working with members of Lapsus$ to steal data from NVIDIA and the telephone company BT/EE, earning him $4 million (about 570 million yen). ), and was suspected of stealing users' virtual currency through virtual currency wallets.
Southwark Crown Court in the UK ordered the hacker to undergo 18 months of youth rehabilitation, including strict monitoring and a ban on using VPNs online.
Judge Leeds said: ``These two suspects were leaders of a hacking group called Lapsus$, which targets major technology companies and carries out criminal activities such as hacking, extortion and fraud.'' I am.
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