A 17-year-old was reportedly detained by City of London police in connection with the hacks of Uber and Rockstar Games, the creator of Grand Theft Auto.

On September 22, the City of London police arrested a 17-year-old person in connection with the hacks of Uber and Rockstar Games, the creator of Grand Theft Auto. According to The Desk, the teenager is being arrested on suspicion of conspiring to assault at least two distinct computer systems.

User "teapotuberhacker" released 90 gameplay videos to the GTA Forums on September 18. The movies, which included more than 50 hours of footage, appeared to confirm gameplay rumours about the game's first female single-player character and its modern franchise's Vice City.

On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the @NCA_UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).

He remains in police custody. pic.twitter.com/Zfa3OlDR6J

— City of London Police (@CityPolice) September 23, 2022

By threatening to reveal the GTA V and GTA VI source code and attempting to resell it, the hacker appeared to be extorting money from Rockstar Games. The public release of that data would leave GTA V and GTA VI open to hacking and other forms of exploitation.

A Message from Rockstar Games pic.twitter.com/T4Wztu8RW8

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 19, 2022

The Uber data breach that happened on September 15 was likewise blamed on teapotuberhacker. The company's Slack apps were compromised in both intrusions, according to the Guardian.

The 17-year-old is thought to be a member of the hacking collective "Laspus$," which is thought to have been responsible for numerous well-publicized attacks at firms like Cisco, Microsoft, Okta, Samsung, and Uber since 2021. An investigation by the FBI and the UK's Cyber Crime Unit led to the arrest.

Grand Theft Auto 6's leak is one of the most significant stories in the video game industry this year, along with Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. It not only provided us a peek into one of the most eagerly awaited video games ever in progress, but it also sparked a tonne of conversations about how games are developed, released, and how many players don't have the most accurate understanding of how it all works. Many developers have shared early development footage of their games, which showcases unfinished gameplay and visuals, in support of Rockstar.