This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency

A hacker calling themselves "CYBERLEEK" has been leaking gameplay footage from GTA 6 ahead of its official reveal this week - but they're not asking Rockstar Games for a ransom. Instead, they've launched their own cryptocurrency, promising to release ever more juicy clips from a virtual strip club...

Meanwhile, your smart TV might be doing more than binge-watching Netflix while you sleep. We explore the shadowy world of "residential proxies" - how they end up inside home routers, smart TVs, and IoT devices, and why an entire criminal economy is quietly running through your internet connection.

All this and more in episode 482 of the "Smashing Security" podcast with cybersecurity expert and keynote speaker Graham Cluley, and special guest Paul Ducklin.

EPISODE LINKS:

• Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant - The Telegraph.
• Ransomware crook poses as recovery firm to steal payments from fellow extortionists - The Register.
• The ToxicPanda Never Sleeps: ToxicPanda 2.0 Prepares its Next Strike on Mobile - Zimperium.
• Technical forensic research and provenance breakdown of the latest August 2026 GTA 6 gameplay leaks and map files. - GitHub.
• Everything we know about Cyberleek and his GTA VI build - Reddit.
• Who needs a laptop to hack when you have a Firestick? - Smashing Security.
• Evading Residential Proxy Networks: Protecting Your Devices from Becoming a Tool for Criminals - FBI.
• Busted! Rogue VPN provider who co-opted millions into cybercrime - Paul Ducklin.
• Disrupting the World's Largest Residential Proxy Network - Google Cloud Blog.
• Google’s Continued Disruption of Malicious Residential Proxy Networks - Google Cloud Blog.
• TimeGuessr.
• Scientific Curiosity by Cyril Aydon - Waterstones.
• Smashing Security merchandise (t-shirts, mugs, stickers and stuff)

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