Take-Two Escalates GTA 6 Leaker Hunt With Sealed Discord Subpoena

Take-Two’s legal pursuit of the person or people behind the “Cyberleek” GTA 6 gameplay leaks has entered a new, more secretive phase. After initially filing public DMCA subpoenas against Microsoft and Discord in late August seeking device IDs, IP logs, phone numbers and OneDrive data tied to accounts in three named Discord servers, the publisher has now gone back to court asking for a second Discord subpoena, this time with the details filed under seal rather than made public.

According to a filing reported by TorrentFreak and picked up by outlets including VGC and PC Gamer, Take-Two’s new request is far narrower than its original sweeping ask. It is focused on one previously identified Discord user plus one additional user, rather than thousands of server members. The company argues that keeping this filing confidential is necessary because public disclosure could let the leaker know how far the investigation has progressed and give them a chance to destroy evidence before they can be identified.

Take-Two has described the probe as “rapidly evolving,” language that suggests investigators believe they are closing in on a suspect rather than casting a wide net as before. This follows weeks of leaked gameplay clips circulating widely online just ahead of Rockstar’s official Netflix “Extended Look” reveal, footage that racked up millions of views across social platforms before Take-Two moved to subpoena Microsoft, Discord, X and YouTube in succession.

While this isn’t a trailer, screenshot or release-date update, it is a substantive and official legal action from Take-Two directly tied to GTA 6’s marketing rollout, and it signals the company is treating the leak source as a serious enough matter to pursue court-sealed discovery rather than public subpoenas, a notable shift in its approach over the past week.