GTA 6 Leaker Sells Entire CYBERLEEK Stake Ahead of Gameplay Reveal, Token Drops 46%
Summary
- An anonymous hacker reportedly sold the entire stake in CyberLeek (CYBERLEEK), a memecoin they created, just before the official gameplay reveal.
- After the sale, CyberLeek plunged about 46% in 24 hours, with the cash-out estimated at more than $250,000.
- The hacker’s fund flows were linked to a KuCoin account that had completed KYC verification, raising the possibility that the leaker could be identified.
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An anonymous hacker who had been leaking unreleased “GTA 6” footage sold the entire stake in a self-issued memecoin just hours before the game’s official gameplay reveal. The token tumbled about 46% over the next 24 hours.
CoinDesk reported on Aug. 27 that the hacker had spent the previous nine days promoting CyberLeek (CYBERLEEK), a Solana-based memecoin, by inserting the token’s watermark into leaked GTA 6 videos.
CyberLeek’s market capitalization at one point rose to $25 million. The price then slid about 46% in 24 hours after the hacker dumped in one batch tokens acquired through fees. The sale is estimated to have cashed out more than $250,000.
Take-Two Interactive, the parent of GTA 6 developer Rockstar Games, issued subpoenas to X, Microsoft and Discord to identify the leaker.
On-chain analysts traced the flow of funds to a KuCoin account that had completed know-your-customer, or KYC, verification. That has raised the possibility that the leaker could be identified through the account.
JH Kim
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