GTA 6 leak: Take-Two subpoenas Microsoft, Discord, and Github over stolen content

The makers of Grand Theft Auto VI have filed two Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoenas targeting Microsoft and Discord in the quest to unmask the leaker known as Cyberleek , who has been posting gameplay footage of the unreleased video game .

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the parent company of Rockstar Games, filed two subpoenas on Aug.

20 in the Southern District Court of New York, as first reported by Kotaku .

The subpoenas specifically cite "stolen content," which confirms what many gamers have suspected all along — at least some of the gameplay videos and maps posted by Cyberleek are legitimate.

The supbeaonas request specific information "to identify the user or users responsible for posting Take-Two’s copyrighted content online," and the filings name specific Discord users, Discord servers, and GitHub repositories.

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District Court Southern District of New York One of the subpoenas includes a copy of a take-down request sent to Discord, which states: "The reported post contains unauthorized, leaked gameplay footage from the unreleased game Grand Theft Auto VI .

This material reproduces our Client's copyrighted, unreleased game assets and was published and distributed without any authorization from the copyright holder.

The content is presented as genuine leaked Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay from Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., and its distribution constitutes unauthorized reproduction and public disclosure of our Client's copyrighted work." Cyberleek has been posting a steady drip of leaked gameplay videos , which have spread widely on X, Reddit, and file-sharing platforms. (Mashable is not posting any of the leaked content.) The leaks came about a week before Netflix was due to stream an exclusive "extended look" at GTA 6 , and Rockstar's promotional plans have been completely overshadowed by the anonymous leakers.

The filing goes on to name specific Discord users and account IDs associated with the leaker, including "CYBERLEEK" and "CINEMATICROCKSTAR," as well as Discord servers hosting the leaked material.

A screenshot released by Rockstar Games shows a plane flying over the fictional state of Leonida.

Credit: Rockstar Games SEE ALSO: 'GTA VI' pre-orders hit eye-watering levels for Take-Two Interactive The subpoena requests "All identifying information associated with all user accounts that are/were members of the Discord community servers and channels listed below during the time period from June 1, 2026, to present.