The hack cost Rockstar Games $5 million.

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.

  • FaceDeer@kbin.social
    199·
    11 months ago

    That’s a very distorted description of what’s actually happening. The person (he’s 18 so no longer really a “kid”) had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage, and continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible. Furthermore, the “life” sentence is only until the doctors think he’s no longer a danger. It sounds like this guy is a real piece of work and the sentence is rooted in the goals of rehabilitation and protecting the public rather than some kind of retribution.

    • squeakycat@lemmy.ml
      75·
      11 months ago

      I have no opinion on the person in question but depending on how severe their autism is it changes the narrative of physical outbursts a bit.

      • deweydecibel@lemmy.worldEnglish
        72·
        11 months ago

        The cause of the outbursts is understandable, and I empathize. But the outbursts are still outbursts, and we can’t pretend they aren’t a problem that has to be dealt with because we don’t want to mistreat someone with autism. You can ask the world to tolerate your personal mental health issues only so far, and the point where you’re breaking shit and causing “injuries” is a line.

        • squeakycat@lemmy.ml
          11·
          11 months ago

          For sure. I agree with you. I meant only to say that it might not be so black and white on this one.

      • Telodzrum@lemmy.world
        52·
        11 months ago

        Having Autism doesn’t excuse or repair physical harm done to others. It’s a shame his condition has rendered him unfit to be in society, but it has. I hope treatment can help curb his violent tendencies.

    • 2fat4that@kbin.social
      512·
      11 months ago

      Seriously. Fuck this kid. Section him and keep away from us. Cybercriminals are always getting treated with kid gloves.