{"id":87986,"date":"2026-08-21T15:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T19:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87986"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T20:36:49","slug":"gta-6-leaker-has-not-been-identified-yet-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87986","title":{"rendered":"GTA 6 Leaker Has Not Been Identified Yet \u2013 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the biggest stories in gaming this week has been the ongoing GTA 6 gameplay leaks, which are all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/grand-theft-auto-6-leaks-are-fueling-a-crypto-pump-and-dump-scheme\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/grand-theft-auto-6-leaks-are-fueling-a-crypto-pump-and-dump-scheme\/\">hyping up a memecoin for profit. <\/a>A new report provides insight into how Rockstar is handling the situation internally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2026-08-21\/rockstar-rattled-as-grand-theft-auto-vi-leaks-again?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NzMzNzk2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzg3OTQyNzYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSzRVT1pLR0NUTk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.mFa2BPhWvlk8n9fmVxBbQLXMRjETehWbGzwbz854Uco&amp;leadSource=article-gifting\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2026-08-21\/rockstar-rattled-as-grand-theft-auto-vi-leaks-again?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4NzMzNzk2MCwiZXhwIjoxNzg3OTQyNzYwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUSzRVT1pLR0NUTk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.mFa2BPhWvlk8n9fmVxBbQLXMRjETehWbGzwbz854Uco&amp;leadSource=article-gifting\">Bloomberg reported<\/a> that Rockstar has yet to identify the party responsible, or how such a breach happened. One top executive at Rockstar sent a memo to staff this week &#8220;denouncing the leaker and promising the incident wouldn&#8217;t detract from the excellent work they&#8217;ve done,&#8221; the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, it was reported that Rockstar is not planning to change its marketing plans for GTA 6 due to the leak. Some had theorized that the leak might have some effect on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/netflix-gta-6-exclusive-seems-doomed\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/netflix-gta-6-exclusive-seems-doomed\/\">planned reveal on Netflix on August 27<\/a>, but that&#8217;s apparently not going to be the case. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After GTA 6&#8217;s first trailer leaked in December 2023, Rockstar responded in real time and released the trailer ahead of schedule, so there is precedent to Rockstar altering plans based on leaks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GTA 6 suffered a massive leak in 2022. At the time, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said it was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/gta-6-leak-was-really-frustrating-and-upsetting-take-two-says\/1100-6511236\/\">\u201creally frustrating and upsetting,\u201d\u00a0<\/a>but the leaks had no financial impact on the company. 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