news GTA VI Hacker sentenced to life in hospital prison

[airplane]

Doesn’t look like he’ll get out 

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A mental health assessment used as part of the sentencing hearing said he "continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible. He is highly motivated.

The Hacker has previously been involved in hacking other companies: 

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Kurtaj aided by Lapsus$ associates, hacked the servers and data files of telecoms company BT and EE, the mobile operator, before demanding a $4m (£3.1m) ransom on 1 August 2021.

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He continued hacking with Lapsus$ and successfully breached Nvidia, a Silicon Valley tech giant that makes chips for artificial intelligence chatbots, in February 2022.

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Kurtaj was moved into a Travelodge hotel in Bicester for his safety and given strict bail conditions including a ban from going on the internet.

But Kurtaj carried on hacking

Link to Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66549159.amp

Edited December 21, 2023 by airplane

[Johnny Jacobs]

GTA Hacker is a danger worthy sentencing for life tho? I don't understand. 

[Uncatena]

meanwhile people who cause actual harm get 10 years max... broken ass justice system

[EtherealCat]

wont he just get out when the game releases like they wont be leaks anymore so he can post gta 6 as much as he wants

[Space Cowboy]

Free him

[May]

3 minutes ago, EtherealCat said:

wont he just get out when the game releases like they wont be leaks anymore so he can post gta 6 as much as he wants

i mean .. ur not wrong ?

[BILLIONAIRE✘BOY]

[Venice B]

for life like in forever? 

[Apolonio ₃₄]

Oh well. 

[airplane]

1 minute ago, Venice B said:

for life like in forever? 

Yup, unless the doctors are convinced he’s changed.

[Illuminati]

Who is he a danger to though? That's a child with autism and a hobby. If it's that serious, sentence him to a lifetime without the internet or hire him for some government agency. He doesn't deserve to be locked away for life

[Cesar]

why a hospital prison?  

[perpetual novice]

4 minutes ago, Illuminati said:

Who is he a danger to though? That's a child with autism and a hobby. If it's that serious, sentence him to a lifetime without the internet or hire him for some government agency. He doesn't deserve to be locked away for life

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

[bjorn]

He’ll be in jail when GTA 6 is released? Poor that, won’t be able to play it 

[ImpressMeMuch]

6 minutes ago, perpetual novice said:

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

this, misleading OP/article

[ImpressMeMuch]

doing him dirty with a fish pic and pee stain

[Bussea]

9 minutes ago, perpetual novice said:

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

oh I came in here think the punishment was too heavy, but this paints a better picture. lock ha up!

[St. Charles]

11 minutes ago, perpetual novice said:

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

There’s the context I knew had to be missing

[Azulito]

So people really don’t read anything other than the headline?

 

It took me two clicks and a few minutes to read the article which provides all the reasons he got this sentence. 

[Lovett]

18 minutes ago, perpetual novice said:

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

Whoa. Ok, now I don't feel bad about the sentence.

[305]

Why don’t they use this kid for good if he can outsmart all these people

[Cameltoe Chariot]

This is so stupid 

[jezebelvictoria]

59 minutes ago, Marvin said:

So people really don’t read anything other than the headline?

 

It took me two clicks and a few minutes to read the article which provides all the reasons he got this sentence. 

I didn’t need to know more to know this was obviously beyond GTA.  how are people so dense. 

[Cyanide]

1 hour ago, perpetual novice said:

the GTA stuff was the most high profile but he's also guilty of breaking into bank accounts of hundreds of people and stealing their life savings, he was already in secure police custody with no access to computers for hacking into the UK's biggest telephone companies and stealing their user data and actually pulled off the GTA hack using the android TV in his holding place. he's a danger because of his disregard to how his actions impact regular people beyond the companies he also breaks into. 

Girl what the hell how is this all possible 

[Holy Ground]

His fingernails are gross, I hope the hospital has a manicurist!