The past few days have been more than just eventful, as the GTA 6 leaks subplot arrived with an ugly side story. Users online have been claiming, without proof, that the breach traced back to Rockstar India. The twist in this story arrives from a self-described journalist who says that theory doesn’t hold up.
On X, user KINGJulien claims to have wrapped up a private OSINT investigation into the person behind the latest gameplay leaks, and handed the findings over to the legal teams at Take-Two and Rockstar Games. According to the post, one of the strongest pieces of evidence is a personal bank account tied to the suspect, and it’s based in Europe, not India.
X Investigator Finds Clues About the GTA 6 Hacker
GTA 6 cover | Credit: Rocktar Games
The user’s thread lays out several claims that they claim to have gathered through open-source research and tips from people close to the situation. Beyond the European bank account, the post alleges the leaker is a known threat actor who has operated under other aliases for past malicious activity, and that people around him helped expose him after growing frustrated with his conduct.
My investigation on the GTA 6 Leaker is done and I have emailed all the evidence to TAKE2 and Rockstar Games legal teamAs much as I wanted and loved to actually reveal who we are dealing with here, full identity and all, I believe that would be doxxing. Since the way I got to…— KINGJulien (@KINGJulien15x) August 21, 2026
The breach itself is described as having happened in two possible ways. Either the bad actor purchased backdoor access, or, in a separate and unconfirmed account, something tied to an old internal incident at Rockstar. KINGJulien also pushes back on specific rumors that began circulating around the latest leaks, revealing that there is no evidence that Rockstar India itself was hacked.
The Rockstar India Rumors and the Backlash
Rockstar India is being made the scapegoat of the latest leaks | Credit: Rockstar Games
The reason Rockstar India came on the receiving end of the backlash came down to a few reasons. Ever since the Cyberleek leaks began in mid-August, speculation spread that the breach originated inside the company’s Indian branch, partly because the studio was also linked to the 2022 GTA 6 leak through a phishing attack on an employee.
That history, combined with the sheer size of Rockstar’s Bengaluru studio, was enough for some corners of social media to treat an Indian source as a given, despite neither Rockstar nor Take-Two ever confirming it.
Other users, like Anura_Indo, further argued that this specific pattern isn’t new. Misinformation blaming Indian workers or studios often spreads like wildfire, and gets believed even faster without a single speck of scrutiny. If KINGJulien’s findings hold up once Rockstar’s legal and security teams review them, it would mean anyone trying to make Rockstar India the scapegoat for the latest fiasco got it wrong from the start.
It becomes most important to note that right now everything sits in the alleged territory. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has commented on the situation yet, and KINGJulien’s investigation hasn’t been independently reviewed by any authorities. Do you think the rush to blame Rockstar India was fair? Or was it just another case of jumping to conclusions before the facts were in? Let us know in the comments!
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