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The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data.
Links to download the source code were shared on numerous channels, including Discord, a dark web website, and a Telegram channel that the hackers previously used to leak stolen Rockstar data.
At the time, the threat actors claimed to have stolen the GTA 5 and GTA 6 source code and assets, including a GTA 6 testing build, with some of the stolen content leaked on forums and Telegram.
The threat actor also shared GTA 5 source code samples as proof that they had stolen the data.
Security research group vx-underground says they spoke to the leaker on Discord, who said the source code was leaked sooner than expected.
While BleepingComputer reviewed the leak, which appears to be legitimate GTA 5 source code, we could not independently verify its authenticity.