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GTA 6 Leak Search Turns to a Private Discord Request From Take-Two

The company also withdrew a separate YouTube request after its focus moved away from a video tied to 3 personas.

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Take-Two Interactive has asked a court to issue another subpoena to Discord as it continues trying to identify who shared alleged Grand Theft Auto VI footage online. On August 28, 2026, the company also asked the court to keep a narrower version of that proposed request sealed. The court has not ruled on the sealing request, and the subpoena itself has not been issued.

The request follows the wave of alleged leaks tied to the group known as Cyberleek. Earlier this month, clips that appeared to show authentic GTA 6 gameplay spread online just days before the game’s August 27 Netflix presentation. Reuploads collected millions of views across social media, leading Take-Two to seek information from Microsoft and Discord, followed by subpoena requests involving X and YouTube.

Our earlier GTA VI leak coverage tracked how the material continued circulating despite takedown efforts. Discord marketing director Ryan Rigney previously said the service had not yet received the subpoena and would review its validity and scope once it arrived.

Take-Two keeps the new Discord filing private

The August 28 court filing focuses on a smaller group of accounts and more specific server information. Take-Two says it has identified 1 additional Discord user, obtained more identifying information for a user named in an earlier request, and gathered further details about community servers connected to the investigation.

The company believes those accounts and servers are tied to the same alleged infringing activity described in its first request. A footnote calls the investigation “rapidly evolving and ongoing” and provides clarifying information about a user ID included in the earlier filing.

Take-Two’s motion to keep the filing sealed says the request contains confidential information about an ongoing copyright investigation and the alleged misuse of confidential information. Take-Two argues that public access could reveal the direction of the inquiry and the evidence gathered so far. That warning, the company says, could give alleged infringers time to delete, destroy, or conceal evidence, or take further steps to avoid identification. The company also argues that protecting the investigation should outweigh any interest in disclosure.

Earlier requests reached several services

Take-Two’s initial requests sought business and investigative records from Microsoft’s internal investigation of the Cyberleek persona. They also sought information about potentially thousands of users who had interacted with certain Discord servers. Similar requests later targeted X and YouTube.

The legal requests show that Take-Two is pursuing several possible paths at once while its inquiry develops. The Discord request remains at the proposal stage, while the sealed filing leaves the next target and the evidence sought out of public view.

Take-Two withdraws its Google request

A separate filing shows that Take-Two withdrew its request for a DMCA subpoena filing with Google on August 28. The request was connected to 3 personas apparently tied to a leaked video, but the company said the investigation had moved away from that particular video. New information had changed what data Take-Two needed from Google and YouTube, according to the withdrawal filing.

The changing requests show how Take-Two is adjusting its legal strategy as the investigation develops. The Discord filing remains active as a request for court approval, while the Google request connected to the video is no longer being pursued.

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