GTA ‘genius’ hacker is locked away in mental hospital

A teenage cyber ‘genius’ who hacked the gaming firm behind Grand Theft Auto, causing millions of pounds worth of damage will be detained in a psychiatric hospital indefinitely. Arion Kurtaj, 18, stole code and video footage from Rockstar’s development of their latest instalment of GTA6 as part of the multi-million-pound blackmail campaign. Kurtaj, a key member of Lapsus$ group, also blackmailed telecoms firm BT/EE, demanding a $4 million ransom. Along with a 17-year-old, who cannot be named, they hacked computer…