DarkViperAU Responds After Take-Two Subpoenas Discord Server in Grand Theft Auto 6 Leak Investigation
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Content creator DarkViperAU has responded after Take-Two subpoenaed his Discord server as part of an ongoing federal investigation into recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks.
Take-Two Interactive has escalated its hunt for the source behind the recent wave of Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks by filing a federal DMCA subpoena targeting Microsoft and Discord. As first reported by Kotaku, the legal request specifically targets records connected to an account known as CyberLeek and requests identifying data from several Discord communities. One of the servers named in the filing belongs to Matthew Judge, better known to his massive YouTube and Twitch audience as the creator DarkViperAU.
Judge quickly took to his channels to address his community and insist he had nothing to do with the security breach. During a lengthy livestream, the creator expressed surprise that Take-Two went the legal route instead of simply reaching out directly, noting that he has maintained open lines of communication with Rockstar Games in the past. While acknowledging that the leaks were discussed and that he accidentally flashed a screenshot on stream before deleting it, Judge maintained that he does not know the leaker and has not shared any unauthorized material intentionally.
The ongoing leak saga continues to unfold through bizarre channels as the community waits for official updates. Beyond the court filings, the latest leaked footage arrived alongside unusual promotional tie-ins, including watermarks referencing memecoins tied to a Seychelles-based crypto exchange. These digital currency trails have even prompted independent fans to step in with amateur digital forensics to track down the culprits. All of this chaos surrounds an upcoming promotional rollout that includes a timed Netflix exclusive look at the game, proving that the hype cycle around Rockstar's upcoming blockbuster remains as volatile as ever.
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Original article: IGN South Africa