Take-Two seeks sealed Discord subpoena after tracing two users in GTA 6 leak hunt

Two docket entries in Manhattan federal court show Take-Two Interactive moving under seal to track two users across Discord, securing account records before anyone can delete chat trails.

The aggressive leak hunt and sealed Discord subpoena show Take-Two treating mid-August gameplay footage as stolen proprietary property, pushing online platforms for subscriber logs.

Discord and Microsoft subpoenas target the Cyberleek build files

Clips posted under the handle Cyberleek quickly circulated across social channels in mid-August. Press outlets including IGN reported the clips as likely taken from a playable build, pointing to visible systems like physical trunk storage, police pursuit UI around a Buffalo STX, and a gas-station robbery netting a reported $1,460. Take-Two legal counsel responded with DMCA subpoenas filed in the Southern District of New York.

The August 20 filings demanded internal records for the Cyberleek persona across Microsoft and Discord. According to reporting from TorrentFreak, court applications sought IP addresses, device identifiers, linked Xbox accounts, and OneDrive files, establishing a reported September 4, 2026 deadline for Microsoft to surrender the metadata.

Matthew Judge Discord logs cited as distribution records

The federal filings also drew large fan communities into the civil inquiry. Take-Two named servers linked to GTA creator Matthew Judge as distribution nodes, seeking chat logs and account metadata without naming Judge as the leak's origin.

In a thread reviewing the filing on Matthew Judge's channel, viewers observed the scale of the dragnet: “Imagine running the largest GTA 5 community on Earth and Rockstar’s legal team thinks you’re secretly orchestrating the leaks.”

August 28 sealed court motion targets two Discord accounts

Social media feeds quickly amplified claims that Take-Two "identified two suspects," packaging civil discovery as a criminal bust. In its August 28 application to seal court records, Take-Two told the judge it obtained identifying details for one user and added another, emphasizing an evolving investigation where public filings could prompt targets to destroy evidence.

The immediate tripwire arrives on the reported September 4, 2026 federal production deadline for Microsoft to surrender linked OneDrive and account logs, revealing whether Take-Two corners the original build thief or hits burner accounts.