The 18-year-old Lapsus$ hacker who played a critical role in leaking Grand Theft Auto VI footage has been sentenced to life inside a hospital prison, according to a report from the BBC. A British judge ruled on Thursday that Arion Kurtaj is a high risk to the public because he still wants to commit cybercrimes.

In August, a London jury found that Kurtaj carried out cyberattacks against GTA VI developer Rockstar Games and other companies, including Uber and Nvidia. However, since Kurtaj has autism and was deemed unfit to stand trial, the jury was asked to determine whether he committed the acts in question, not whether he did so with criminal intent.

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    11 months ago

    Imagine what the MI6 or CIA could make out of him. He hacked Rockstar using a firestick, imagine what he could do when given the right tools. This is a terrible waste of skill.

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      11 months ago

      We disagree on where his skills would have been wasted.

      He was going in the right direction. I’d have loved to see what he could have inflicted on capital markets and banking systems.

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        11 months ago

        Ya it’s not like he was using the tiny remote and managed to hack extra capabilities into the firestick like that headline made it sound. He bought a Bluetooth keyboard and used a preexisting app to connect to his server. The server is the thing he actually used to do the hacking.

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      11 months ago

      He’s a violent criminal with no regard for privacy, and you want him working for the government?

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      11 months ago

      He has been violent repeatedly, and continues to express desire to commit cyber crimes.

      What would your solution be because right now it’s putting him in a hospital to get help?