Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old hacker who was arrested in September 2022 for leaking footage and screenshots of “Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6)”, was sentenced to “practically life imprisonment” and “indefinite hospitalization.” ” the order was givenBBCreports.
NVIDIA and Microsoft are also targets…Key members of the hacker group “Lapsus$”
Arion Kurtaj’s existence became widely known due to the GTA 6 leak incident that occurred in September 2022.There are screenshots and videos that appear to be from this work.Suddenly postedRockstar Games also admitted that its systems had been compromised.issue a statementDid. The hacker group “Lapsus$” carried out this hacking, and Kurtaj was one of its main members.
The same group also hacked large companies such as NVIDIA and Microsoft in the same year, and Kurtaj was also indicted on multiple charges. However, Kurtaj was found to be “unfit to stand trial” by multiple psychiatrists, and the jury’s decision focused on “the facts of whether he was involved in the alleged incident.” Ta.
In addition, a 17-year-old hacker who is a member of “Lapsus$” and is different from Mr. Kurtaj has also been arrested. Since he is 17 years old, his name has not been disclosed, but in addition to hacking with Kurtaj and others, he has also committed crimes such as stalking women and stealing virtual currency from personal accounts.
Indefinite hospitalization order at hospital – due to “intention to return to cybercrime as soon as possible”
this timeBBCreports that he has been ordered to remain hospitalized “indefinitely” until doctors deem it safe. This measure was taken in consideration of Mr. Kurtaj’s high level of criminal skill and desire to commit crimes.
While Kurtaj was under police protection for hacking NVIDIA and telecommunications companies BT and EE, he hacked into Rockstar using a hotel TV, Amazon’s Fire TV Stick, and a mobile phone. It has been revealed in previous trials that he has continued to express his “intention to return to cybercrime as soon as possible” in psychiatric evaluations.
Mr. Kurtaj and the 17-year-old young man are the first members of Lapsus$ to be convicted, but it is important to note that there are other young members of Lapsus$ who are currently on the run. I also know that.
