An anonymous actor calling itself CyberLeek says it will publish a complete, playable build of GTA 6 once its own Solana meme coin reaches a $30 million market capitalization. Nobody has shown that such a build exists. Files labeled as the leaked game are already circulating on torrent sites, and TechSpot calls them malicious.
The account comes from a SecurityAffairs report by Pierluigi Paganini, which relies on Eurogamer.net and TechSpot for much of its detail.
The ultimatum
CyberLeek is described as the person behind a run of GTA 6 leaks over the summer. The latest demand was posted on the actor's own website. Under its terms, hitting the $30 million mark would trigger release of the build, covering the full story mode through to the ending credits.
CyberLeek names a single way for Take-Two to prevent it: supply physical copies of the game and make a public apology. In the post, as reproduced by SecurityAffairs, the leaker writes that Take-Two gets "one way out: physical disks and a public apology," and adds, "They can take it at any moment."
SecurityAffairs says the message reads "more like a challenge than a serious negotiation." That is the outlet's own reading of the tone.
What backs the claim, and what doesn't
The threat followed a recent release of 25 minutes of gameplay footage, which reportedly included nudity and access to a developer menu. CyberLeek had been quiet for a time before posting it. Eurogamer said the video appears to be real and bears the leaker's usual watermark, which is a reporter's impression rather than a technical authentication.
Whether CyberLeek actually holds a playable build remains unverified. TechSpot states that there is no evidence CyberLeek or anyone else has, or even can, release an early version of the game.
The meme coin
CyberLeek launched the Solana token and uses the leaked clips to promote it. Reports cited by SecurityAffairs put its market value at $25 million in late August, with more than $36 million in trading volume in a single day. The figures are not interchangeable: market value is the token's total valuation at its price, while volume is the amount traded.
The coin then dropped sharply, according to the source, after Rockstar published official gameplay footage on Netflix and interest in the leaks faded. SecurityAffairs describes the whole arrangement as extortion linked to a crypto pump. Because the release hinges on the $30 million figure, the token's price is effectively the trigger for the threat.
Malware risk for people looking for the build
Files presented as the leaked game have turned up on torrent and piracy sites, and several are reported to carry malware. TechSpot says hackers are exploiting the idea of a playable build to steer curious users toward unfamiliar websites.
Anyone searching for the game this way risks getting infected rather than getting an early copy. TechSpot says there is no evidence an early version can be released, so any download claiming to be the build should be treated as hostile.
Take-Two and Rockstar
Rockstar has previously said the situation was painful and that this was not how it wanted fans to see the game after years of waiting. Its parent company, Take-Two, is working to unmask the leaker. According to the source, it sought a court order directing Discord to hand over identifying information, an action the report also calls a subpoena. At the time of the SecurityAffairs article, neither company had responded to the latest ultimatum.
The report also says Take-Two lost close to $2.8 billion in market value over a 48-hour period connected to the leak saga. The source links the drop to the leaks, but it does not establish them as the sole cause. SecurityAffairs adds that the market appears to be taking the threat seriously even though it is unverified.
GTA 6 is scheduled for release on November 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
