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# GTA 6 footage from the Rockstar breach, via @vxunderground — confirmed real

@vxunderground flagged the Rockstar breach on Sept 18, 2022. Rockstar confirmed a network intrusion the next day.

Published 09 Nov 2026, 09:08 UTC · Leaked on 18 Sep 2022, 19:16 UTC

Leaked on 18 September 2022

![Evidence tray card: GTA 6 footage from the Rockstar breach, via @vxunderground — confirmed real](https://leakly.com/assets/og/gta-6-rockstar-breach.png)

On Sept 18, 2022, @vxunderground posted that Grand Theft Auto 6 material had surfaced online from an alleged Rockstar Games breach, and that forum users initially treated it as a hoax.

On Sept 19, Rockstar confirmed that a network intrusion had exposed early development footage. TechCrunch, The Verge and Ars Technica all reported the confirmation that day.

Confirmed. Leakly does not link the forum thread or the footage.

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## What happened later

Confirmed: Rockstar acknowledged the intrusion on Sept 19, 2022.

## Sources & captured post

> **vx-underground** @vxunderground
>
> We take the weekend off and Grand Theft Auto 6 material is leaked online from an alleged breach of Rockstar Games. Fun.
> The people on GTA forums, similar to Uber, believed it to be a hoax and mocked the leaker.
> https://t.co/n9W8GrvDC7
>
> 361 likes · 67 reposts · counts as of 09 Nov 2026, 07:12 UTC
>
> [View the post on X](https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1571578895220215808) · not in our leaker index

### Original source & corroborating coverage

* [Original X post by @vxunderground](https://x.com/vxunderground/status/1571578895220215808)
* [TechCrunch — Rockstar Games confirms GTA 6 footage leak](https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/19/rockstar-games-confirms-gta-6-footage-leak/)
* [The Verge — Rockstar confirms hacker stole GTA VI footage](https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/19/23360773/gta-6-leak-confirmed-hack-rockstar-games)
* [Ars Technica — Rockstar confirms Grand Theft Auto VI leak came from “network intrusion”](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/09/rockstar-confirms-grand-theft-auto-vi-leak-came-from-network-intrusion/)

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