Malware Disguised as Leaked GTA 6 Copies Are Popping Up on Piracy Sites

No, contempt claims online, determination is not a downloadable and playable physique of GTA 6 floating astir connected piracy sites.

Earlier this week, a leaker known arsenic CyberLeek began posting alleged gameplay footage from Grand Theft Auto 6. Ever since these leaks began appearing, there's been nary shortage of fake quality and misleading claims spreading online. Various users person impersonated the leaker connected societal media to capitalize connected the situation, fake AI videos claiming to beryllium caller leaks person besides circulated, and now, radical are suggesting that there's an existent playable mentation of the crippled floating astir the internet.

Various pirating and torrenting sites person been populated with download links to an alleged GTA 6 build. Don't download these. They are malware and volition compromise your machine successful assorted ways. According to experts from NordVPN, these downloads person been floating astir each year, but person experienced a resurgence with the caller leaks.

“Every clip GTA 6 makes headlines, leaked footage spreads done re-uploads, Discord links, and unofficial mirrors, which is precisely the situation wherever fake 'leak' downloads and credential-harvesting pages thrive," said Marijus Briedis, CTO astatine NordVPN. "Fans looking for leaks oregon removed clips mightiness onshore connected unfamiliar sites, and successful that infinitesimal they spot what they find. That's the model attackers exploit.”

While immoderate whitethorn find the thought of a GTA 6 physique leaking online outrageous successful of itself, determination is precedent for specified a thing. In precocious 2023, Insomniac Games was hacked and a playable mentation of Marvel's Wolverine recovered its mode online. Three years later, and that crippled is yet astir to beryllium officially released to the public. There's nary denotation that a physique of GTA 6 volition find its mode online, but the concern is ceratinly unsocial and disruptive to Rockstar.

As for the recently leaked footage itself, immoderate thought it was obtained by hacking Rockstar, akin to the large leak for the crippled that happened successful 2022. As it turns out, determination whitethorn beryllium much present than meets the eye, arsenic the hacker spelled retired their ain sanction with bullets in-game successful 1 of the leaked videos. This seems to suggest that the leaker is really successful possession of a moving physique of the game, but we don't cognize overmuch other connected the matter. Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive person yet to remark connected the situation, truthful each we tin truly bash is speculate close now.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to officially unveil its gameplay adjacent week connected August 27 via an lawsuit connected Netflix and aboriginal successful the day, YouTube. Not overmuch is known astir however agelong the lawsuit volition beryllium oregon the nonstop specifics of what volition beryllium shown, but it's hyped up to beryllium the biggest look astatine the crippled to date.

Grand Theft Auto 6 volition merchandise connected Xbox Series X|S and PS5 connected November 19.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.