In the year New details are emerging about the person/s responsible for the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer posted on Twitter in December 2023 with a “Buy $BTC” watermark.
On Thursday, anonymous internet activist ZackXBT claimed that the man in question had removed the official trailer from YouTube without permission. It was shared via Twitter a day before the planned release, but with the Bitcoin plugin overlaid.
“GTA 6 trailer leaked by threat actor alias Skenkir,” ZachXBT tweeted this week. “Purchased access to the YouTube admin panel which allowed him to view the unlisted video earlier.”
Skenkir, ZachXBT added, has also been involved in more than 40 high-profile SIM swap attacks, including those against Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, musician Steve Aoki, and prominent crypto critic Peter Schiff. ZachXBT shared the alleged online interactions from the sender before leaking the trailer.
ZachXBT did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Decrypt.
In December, the anonymous Twitter account “Gta6trailerleak” shared a leaked Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer. Franchise developer Rockstar Games had planned to release the first trailer of the highly-anticipated game the next day, but was forced to release it earlier for some reason. Improved low resolution streaming.
Following the release of the GTA 6 trailer, YouTube has reportedly launched an internal investigation to determine whether the source of the leak is behind the video platform.
Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson wrote last week: “From what I can gather, the company has investigated employees for breaching their contract on two separate occasions in the last 18 months.
If true, the GTA 6 trailer leak would be the latest in a series of privacy and security issues at the tech giant, including a Google employee finding and disclosing private videos on Nintendo's YouTube account.
Game leaks are nothing new; In fact, the games announced at the recent Sony PlayStation State of Play streaming event were released early. According to a Dexerto report, accounts were accessed on YouTube in 2013 due to backdoor access.
YouTube and Rockstar Games did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Decrypt.
Edited by Andrew Hayward.
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