Cyberleek, the GTA 6 leaker who was behind the widespread disclosure of private game content, announced that he is putting an immediate pause on his campaign against Rockstar Games and its parent company Take-Two Interactive, in a statement titled “The End of the Road,” though he did not leave without delivering a final threat.
The decision comes after his failed attempt to inflate the value of a cryptocurrency tied to the leaks, because his goal was to reach 30 million dollars to deliver the full game, or to compel Rockstar to release the game on physical discs and issue public apologies. But lacking financial backing, he chose to step back from the leaks and from the promises of releasing a playable version of the title.
The massive size of the files, the plot content and the threats
Everything ended after a failed attempt in which its operators aimed to push that cryptocurrency to a market capitalization of 30 million dollars, a target that never came close to being reached.
The promise was to release a complete and playable version of GTA 6 if that figure was reached, or else cancel all leaks if the company agreed to sell the game on physical discs and issue a public apology.
After confirming the failure of his proposal, Cyberleek explained that distributing the playable version would require uploading more than 200 GB of data online anonymously, a task he considered a high risk and not worth pursuing without achieving the financial milestone, though that figure is not confirmed as the game’s actual size.
Similarly, he claims to have access to the final scenes of the story, but says he chose not to publish the ending to avoid spoiling the player’s experience. However, he asserted that he left programmed a “dead-man switch”, a mechanism that would automatically reveal key plot details if those responsible were eliminated or silenced, though he has provided no proof of its existence, and by August the very mechanism had already been dismissed as fake when it was found that the image supposedly showing it was fabricated.
“The 30M was not reached, so there is no compilation. Uploading more than 200 GB anonymously is a serious risk that only makes sense if the milestone funded the secret project. The terms were followed exactly as written,” states Cyberleek in the statement.
The recent massive gameplay leak and its legal consequences
Before stepping back, the leaker struck the company again by releasing 25 minutes of GTA 6 gameplay, the longest leak recorded to date.
That material surfaced just six weeks ahead of the official launch, scheduled for November 19, directly challenging the legal actions Take-Two had initiated since August to identify those responsible.
The video, shared on social networks, showed tours through Vice City, competitions at the Thrillbilly Mud Club, vehicle modifications, and appearances by Lucia, the protagonist, while Jason appeared naked due to a technical quirk from an early development build.
In the end, the seriousness of those leaks led several media outlets not to link to the content, to avoid exposure to legal penalties or platform blocks, and now, with the retirement announcement, the big question is whether Cyberleek will honor his word or reappear before the launch, as he did after previous pauses.