The countdown to Grand Theft Auto 6’s release has been rocked by a series of unauthorized gameplay leaks that suggest a hacker group may have gotten their hands on a working version of one of the most anticipated games in history. The group, operating under the name Cyberleek, has been posting raw gameplay clips since earlier this week, and Rockstar Games along with parent company Take-Two Interactive are racing to scrub the footage from the internet.
The most telling clip to surface so far shows a blue single-engine plane soaring above what appears to be the game’s reimagined Vice City, offering a striking aerial view of a sprawling metropolis complete with towering office buildings and winding highways filled with traffic. But the real eyebrow-raiser comes at the end of the video, when the game’s co-protagonist Jason is shown firing a rifle into a wall, spelling out the word “Leek” in bullet holes — a clear signature from the group and strong evidence that someone isn’t just distributing stolen video files but is actively playing the game, as reported by both Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun.
The Cyberleek group has accompanied the footage with a manifesto positioning themselves as consumer advocates, citing grievances over the game’s digital-only release, exclusive content locked behind the pricier Ultimate Edition, and broader industry practices like always-online requirements and game shutdowns. However, the group’s credibility has been widely questioned, particularly because their leaked videos are watermarked with QR codes promoting cryptocurrency purchases. The Stop Killing Games campaign, whose cause the hackers claim to champion, has publicly distanced itself from the leaks, calling them a cynical attempt to exploit trending gamer frustrations for profit.
If the footage is authentic, this would mark Rockstar’s most significant security breach since 2022, when roughly 80 early development clips of GTA 6 were leaked online. Analysts and observers caution that any playable build obtained by the group is likely an older version of the game and should not be taken as representative of the final product. Some skeptics have even floated the possibility that the footage could be AI-generated, though the level of detail and interactivity shown makes that theory difficult to sustain.
Rockstar and Take-Two have remained officially silent on the matter, issuing no public statements. Behind the scenes, however, the companies appear to be aggressively filing takedown requests, as clips posted to platforms like Reddit have been disappearing rapidly. The timing of the breach is particularly awkward, coming just days before an official extended look at GTA 6 is scheduled to air on Netflix on August 27th.
Meanwhile, the situation has been further muddied by impersonator accounts appearing on platforms like X, Discord, and Telegram, falsely claiming to represent Cyberleek. The group itself has stated it only operates through its Telegram channel and a website that has since been taken offline. How long the leaks will continue — and whether Rockstar will be forced to break its silence — remains to be seen.