GTA 6 Leak Subpoena: Discord Says It Will 'Evaluate the Validity and Scope Before Responding'

Discord has pushed back against reports that it has been served with a subpoena in Take-Two's hunt for the person behind the GTA 6 leaks. The company says it hasn't officially received the subpoena yet, and when it does, it will carefully review it before acting.

On Friday, Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved Take-Two's request to subpoena Discord for identifying information about users linked to the leaks. A similar subpoena for Microsoft was also granted. While Microsoft has already said it's willing to cooperate with Take-Two and Rockstar to find the leaker, Discord has taken a different stance.

"I can share an update on this," Discord marketing director Ryan K. Rigney tweeted. "Discord has not yet been served with a subpoena from Take-Two. When we do, we'll evaluate the validity and scope before responding."

Take-Two's subpoenas cite Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) violations and demand records tied to the 'CyberLeek' account, which is suspected of leaking GTA 6 footage. The subpoenas also request identifying info for members of certain Discord servers, including 'discord.gg/darkviperau,' described as the DarkViperAU editors' server. DarkViperAU is the online alias of Australian GTA content creator Matthew "Matt" Judge, who has 2.27 million YouTube subscribers and nearly 900,000 Twitch followers. Judge has denied any involvement.

Reclaim The Net, a group advocating for free speech and privacy, criticized the subpoena in a tweet: "Copyright law is supposed to target infringement. Here, it's being used to hunt for identities. Take-Two is seeking DMCA subpoenas that could expose users who didn't leak or upload GTA VI footage, but who participated in conversations in Discord servers where the leak was discussed."

In an article, Reclaim The Net elaborated: "One of the Discord servers in question has over 107,000 members, and while it's unclear if Take-Two is after every single one, the request asks for 'all identifying information associated with all user accounts' that have been members of three named servers since June 1 and participated in conversations there."

"Take-Two's filing makes it clear they're not just targeting those who uploaded the leaks, but entire communities and channels that merely exist in the same Discord server as the alleged leakers. This is now a pursuit of a membership list under the guise of copyright enforcement. While it can be challenged if people push back, the DMCA process doesn't strongly discourage this. Filing a claim is cheap and quick, and the compliance burden falls on platforms. There was a time when companies at least pretended to limit their targets to actual infringers, but now they're bolder, going after anyone who happened to be nearby."

It's also unclear if Microsoft has been formally served, though court documents suggest Microsoft had already started its own investigation into the CyberLeek account. Meanwhile, the subpoena for Twitter/X hasn't been approved yet, but that may just be a formality.

In the meantime, GTA 6 leaks continue, and there's growing concern that CyberLeek will release major story spoilers. Neither Rockstar nor Take-Two have commented, though IGN has reached out for a response.

GTA 6 is scheduled to launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 19, 2026.