GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek halts leaks, withholds full build as memecoin flops

Cyberleek, the anonymous leaker who has spent months posting unauthorized Grand Theft Auto VI footage, said on October 14 that its leaks "stop here." It also said the full playable build it had threatened to release will stay private, because its memecoin fell well short of a $30 million market cap target, PCMag reported. The announcement came in a three-part statement titled "The End of the Road." Alongside it, Cyberleek posted a final clip that it said comes from the game's last missions, according to the Times of India. The game launches November 19.forbes.com+1

None of Cyberleek's claims, including that it holds the full build and the ending, has been independently verified, the Times of India noted.mashable.com

No build, and a warning

"The 30M was not reached, so no build," the group wrote. It said uploading more than 200GB anonymously was "a serious risk" that would only have been worth it if the milestone had funded a "secret project," PCMag reported.pcmag.com

The statement also said Cyberleek has the ending but chose not to publish it. "Take-Two was punished enough. The ending stays unpublished," it said, before warning that "the dead man's switch is active—story spoilers only. Left alone, it never fires. Whoever removes CL chooses it," according to Mashable. The post closed with: "The Edict stands. The leeks stop here. For now," Mashable reported. PC Gamer said the message was posted to Cyberleek's now-defunct website and preserved by fans on X.mashable.com+1

Memecoin collapse

Cyberleek had tied its leaks to market cap "goals" for its token. The full build was promised at $30 million. Instead, buyers let the coin fall to a market cap of about $1.26 million, Forbes reported. The group pushed back on accusations that it was planning a "rugpull," a scheme where creators cash out and leave buyers with worthless tokens. "The token was always a donation, never an investment," it wrote, and it blamed YouTubers for the scam claims, per PCMag.forbes.com+1

The token briefly reached a $23 million market cap on August 23. There were signs the group cashed out soon afterward, taking an estimated $270,000, PCMag reported, citing IGN.pcmag.com

Take-Two's pursuit continues

Take-Two Interactive ↘ 1.96% and Rockstar have subpoenaed Google, Microsoft, X and Discord as they try to identify the leaker, Mashable reported. Take-Two did not respond to PCMag's request for comment. Over the past few months, Cyberleek posted about 20 clips, including footage of the protagonists Jason and Lucia nude. Forbes noted that the breach remains under investigation even if the posts have stopped.forbes.com+1