Take-Two Interactive has moved from takedown notices to the courthouse. After a week of Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay clips spreading online under the alias Cyberleek, the publisher is trying to force Microsoft and Discord to hand over the account records that could put a name to the leaker.
Quick answer: Take-Two filed two DMCA subpoena petitions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on August 20, 2026, asking the court clerk to compel Microsoft and Discord to produce identifying records tied to the Cyberleek leaks. Both filings set a production deadline of September 4.
What Take-Two actually filed (DMCA subpoena, not a lawsuit)
These are petitions, not verdicts. Take-Two asked the court clerk to issue subpoenas under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a process built specifically for unmasking anonymous infringers. No judge has ordered anyone to do anything yet, and nobody has been sued.
The filings describe the leaked material as copyrighted work that includes, but is not limited to, audiovisual content, artwork, images, dialogue, and other creative elements. Take-Two’s counsel submitted a sworn declaration stating the subpoenas are being sought to identify an alleged infringer or infringers, and that anything handed over will only be used to protect the company’s rights.
Note: A DMCA subpoena is a low-friction tool. It does not require Take-Two to prove its case first, which is why the company could file it days after the first clips appeared.
Microsoft vs. Discord: What each company is being asked to produce
The two petitions ask for different things. Microsoft is in the picture largely because it owns GitHub, where a repository dedicated to the leaks was hosted. Discord is where the clips and the accounts behind them circulated.
| Company | What the petition seeks |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | Records tied to the GitHub repository that allegedly hosted the copyrighted material, plus all internal business and investigative records from Microsoft’s own investigation of the “cyberleek” persona, sufficient to identify the people or entities behind it. |
| Discord | Identifying records for named user accounts and every account communicating in specified servers, including message logs, IP access logs, email addresses, phone numbers, linked services, backend metadata, telemetry, and device identifiers. |
| Both | Production requested by September 4, 2026. |
The Microsoft request is unusually granular. For each account returned, it asks for the account ID, registration email, registration and last-login IP addresses, phone number, linked connections such as Google or Xbox, associated device identifiers including MachineGuid and MSA, and any content relating to Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, or Cyberleek stored in the account’s OneDrive. It also asks for device and telemetry records where specific tool or file artifacts were present on the system.
All identifying information associated with all user accounts that are/were members communicating with the Discord server(s) listed below during the time period from June 1, 2026 to present.
That June 1 start date matters. It means the request reaches back roughly two and a half months before the first clip surfaced, not just to the week the leaks went public.
The accounts and Discord servers named in the filing
The Discord petition lists specific handles and communities rather than a blanket request. Being named does not mean Take-Two is accusing that person of leaking anything.
| Named in the petition | Type |
|---|---|
| CYBERLEEK | User account |
| CINEMATICROCKSTAR | User account |
| Surfer24k™, plus replacement handles cyberleek_west and surwest | User account |
| Ødyssey.gg | Server |
| “! Odyssey” public brand guild (discord.gg/odyssey) | Server |
| DarkViperAU editors’ server (discord.gg/darkviperau) | Server |
The last entry caught the community off guard. Matthew “Matt” Judge, the GTA V streamer known as DarkViperAU, said he was mentioned by name in the filing and that he has no knowledge of the leaks. He noted the listed server is not his editors’ Discord and that neither of his servers contains clips of the leaked footage, adding that Rockstar has not contacted him.
How Microsoft and Discord have responded
Discord’s position is procedural. A spokesperson said the company will review and comply with valid subpoenas once they are received, which is standard language and not a commitment to hand over anything before the paperwork is issued.
Microsoft has not publicly commented. Rockstar Games has also stayed silent on the leaks themselves, and the identity of the person or group behind the clips remains unknown.
Why the GTA 6 leaks triggered this response
Footage started appearing on August 18, when a short gameplay clip was posted by a group calling itself CyberLeek. Take-Two responded quickly with takedown requests, but the clips kept spreading. Nine gameplay videos have been catalogued on the GitHub repository at the center of the Microsoft petition.
The videos run a minute or two each and show Jason, one of the game’s protagonists, driving around, stealing cars, flying a plane, and moving through the world. Some clips include cutscenes and tutorial segments, and they do not appear in any narrative order. The volume and variety suggested the leaker had access to a playable build rather than a handful of captured files.
The releases came with demands attached. One clip carried the message “No physical discs? Then more leeks!”, a reference to Rockstar’s decision to ship the game without a disc. The alias has been circulated alongside a manifesto calling on game companies to abandon practices like digital pre-orders and paywalled finished content, while also promoting a cryptocurrency meme coin.
What to watch after September 4
The near-term test is whether the clerk issues the subpoenas and whether either company produces records by the requested date. If Microsoft’s internal investigation of the Cyberleek persona has already progressed, that file could be the fastest route from an alias to a real identity, since it would tie handles to registration emails, IP addresses, and linked Xbox or Google accounts.
Take-Two has good reason to move fast. Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19 for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, priced at $80 for the Standard Edition and $100 for the Ultimate Edition, and the publisher has controlled every piece of pre-release marketing with unusual precision. Rockstar confirmed back in June that the retail box would contain a download code rather than a disc. Nearly three months out from launch, the company’s leverage is procedural rather than public, and these two filings are the first visible attempt to use it.
