Take-Two Subpoenas Microsoft and Discord in Hunt for GTA 6 Leaker 'CyberLeek'
Take-Two Interactive has subpoenaed both Microsoft and Discord in a bid to unmask the person — or people — behind a wave of Grand Theft Auto 6 gameplay leaks that surfaced online days before a planned Netflix showcase of the game.
The subpoenas, filed under the DMCA — the US copyright law that lets rights holders demand identifying information about alleged infringers — were lodged in the Southern District Court of New York on 20 August 2026, according to VGC. Take-Two, Rockstar Games' parent company, submitted a sworn declaration confirming the purpose: to identify the individual or individuals responsible for sharing what the court filing describes as "copyrighted material."
The leaker goes by the name CyberLeek online, and was simultaneously advertising a cryptocurrency — a memecoin — alongside the stolen footage, as GameSpot and Kotaku reported.
The Microsoft subpoena is wide-ranging. It demands internal business and investigative records tied to the "Cyberleek" persona — enough to identify whoever is behind it. Also requested: device and telemetry data, plus OneDrive content connected to GTA, Rockstar, or Cyberleek for any accounts that surface in Microsoft's response. Take-Two gave Microsoft until 4 September to comply.
The Discord subpoena covers users communicating on specific servers, spanning the period from 1 June 2026 to the present. The information requested is extensive: account IDs, email addresses, IP addresses, phone numbers, and linked accounts such as Xbox and Google profiles.
The leaks themselves began appearing several days before Rockstar's planned "Extended Look" at GTA 6, which was set to air exclusively through Netflix on 27 August. Clips of unreleased gameplay circulated across social media and messaging platforms in the lead-up.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on 19 November. It is one of the most anticipated releases in the games industry, and any unauthorised footage ahead of a carefully timed marketing campaign carries real commercial weight — controlled reveals drive pre-orders, media coverage, and player engagement on the publisher's schedule, not a leaker's.
For Take-Two, the legal path is now open. DMCA subpoenas do not require a separate lawsuit to be filed first; they allow a copyright holder to request identifying information directly from a service provider. Whether Microsoft and Discord hand over the data by the deadlines — and whether that data leads to a named individual — will determine the next step. The companies have not publicly commented on the subpoenas.
What gives the case an unusual flavour is the memecoin angle. Leakers have various motives, from clout to curiosity, but tying a cryptocurrency promotion to stolen footage adds a layer of potential financial incentive that goes beyond simple attention-seeking. It also gives Take-Two a stronger argument that the leaks caused real, measurable harm — useful in any future damages claim.
For now, the clock is ticking. Microsoft's deadline is under two weeks away. Rockstar's Netflix showcase is six days out. And CyberLeek's real identity may hinge on what a Discord server log and an Xbox account reveal.
