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

    What the FUCK?!

    this is fucking alarming.

    “This kid is super smart and managed to get somewhere he wasn’t supposed to be. The people protecting that place have billions of dollars, so this kid must suffer. What he didn’t was kind of illegal but no one got hurt except the billionaires who want him to suffer. Well, they didn’t measurably get hurt, they just are upset about it. What do you say? Life in the Looney bin?”

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      11 months ago

      The title is editorialized. He was put in a hospital because he attacked people during the arrest and is considered dangerous physically. He hasn’t even had a trial for the hacker stuff.