The hack cost Rockstar Games $5 million.

The 18-year-old Lapsus$ hacker who played a critical role in leaking Grand Theft Auto VI footage has been sentenced to life inside a hospital prison, according to a report from the BBC. A British judge ruled on Thursday that Arion Kurtaj is a high risk to the public because he still wants to commit cybercrimes.

In August, a London jury found that Kurtaj carried out cyberattacks against GTA VI developer Rockstar Games and other companies, including Uber and Nvidia. However, since Kurtaj has autism and was deemed unfit to stand trial, the jury was asked to determine whether he committed the acts in question, not whether he did so with criminal intent.

  • @Gemini24601
    23•11 months ago

    Imagine what the MI6 or CIA could make out of him. He hacked Rockstar using a firestick, imagine what he could do when given the right tools. This is a terrible waste of skill.

    • FiveMacs
      14•11 months ago

      Yeah but it makes mega corporations look like the complete idiots that they actually are…the rich can’t have their stupidity on clear display like that so they need to punish whoever.

      This isn’t about their shitty game anymore, they want to attempt to stop other smart individuals from again showing the world that this giant companies shouldn’t exist and how utterly pathetic they are when it comes to security

    • @AllonzeeLV
      9•11 months ago

      We disagree on where his skills would have been wasted.

      He was going in the right direction. I’d have loved to see what he could have inflicted on capital markets and banking systems.

    • Grammaton Cleric
      7•11 months ago

      A Fire Stick is just a small computer, hacking with a computer is normal.

      • keyEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Ya it’s not like he was using the tiny remote and managed to hack extra capabilities into the firestick like that headline made it sound. He bought a Bluetooth keyboard and used a preexisting app to connect to his server. The server is the thing he actually used to do the hacking.

    • FaceDeer
      1•11 months ago

      He’s a violent criminal with no regard for privacy, and you want him working for the government?

    • NoIWontPickaName
      0•11 months ago

      He has been violent repeatedly, and continues to express desire to commit cyber crimes.

      What would your solution be because right now it’s putting him in a hospital to get help?

      • @Gemini24601
        -4•11 months ago

        Maybe just have him there for a few years, not his whole life.

        • @hoch
          8•11 months ago

          Wow, no one in this thread read the actual article, not surprising.

          He’s required to stay in the hospital prison for life unless doctors determine that he’s no longer a danger.