A court in the UK has found that an 18-year-old from Oxford, Arion Kurtaj, was a part of the Lapsus$ hacking group responsible for hacking a range of tech firms including Nvidia and Rockstar Games. These intrusions resulted in a major leak of footage from the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6, a game that Rockstar has yet to officially unveil, and the court heard that Kurtaj leaked the clips from a Travelodge hotel while he was already on bail after being arrested for another hack.
The trial was at Southwark Crown Court and lasted seven weeks and the jury was asked to determine whether or not Kurtaj was liable for the acts alleged, not if they were done with criminal intent. The judge ruled Kurtaj unfit to stand trial, following assessment by psychiatrists, so the accused did not give evidence.
