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- The judge presiding over the case ruled that Kurtaj should be placed in a secure hospital until mental health professionals decided he no longer poses a risk to the public, according to the BBC..
- By Megan Cerullo Updated on: December 22, 2023 / 4:11 PM EST / MoneyWatch A British judge has sentenced the 18-year-old hacker who leaked footage of the unreleased video game Grand Theft Auto VI to indefinite detention in a secure hospital, according to a BBC report..
- He publicly posted the code and clips of the video game shortly thereafter, according to the broadcaster.GTA 6 is among the most highly anticipated video game releases of all time..
- The game is slated to be released sometime in 2025.—The Associated Press contributed to this report.Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending and personal finance topics..
- The UK's secure hospitals balance psychiatric care with custody and are considered much less harsh than prison..
- A British jury in August convicted Kurtaj and another teen, who were members of the international hacking group Lapsus$, for hacking, fraud and extortion.Rockstar Games did not reply to CBS MoneyWatch's request for comment on the breach..
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