The 18-year-old hacker charged with breaking into Rockstar's data and leaking at least 90 videos worth of GTA 6 development materials has been sentenced by a UK court to indefinite life in a hospital prison.
The BBC reports that Arion Kurtaj, who's described as acutely autistic, "will remain at a secure hospital for life unless doctors deem him no longer a danger."
This is notably distinct from a sentence of life in prison – which doesn't always run until the actual end of one's life, either – but his sentence is still effectively indefinite.
A mental health assessment noted that he "continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible.
Kurtaj was accused alongside a 17-year-old member of the same hacking group, Lapsus$, who was likewise accused of blackmail, fraud, and charges under the Computer Misuse Act.
Rockstar was far from Lapsus$'s only target, with Nvidia to Microsoft to phone companies reporting hacks.
In addition to "thousands of hours of staff time," the BBC reports that Rockstar claimed the hack cost it $5 million. »
