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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.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

During Thursday’s hearing, the court heard Kurtaj “had been violent while in custody with dozens of reports of injury or property damage,” the BBC reports. A mental health assessment also found that Kurtaj “continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible.” He’s required to stay in the hospital prison for life unless doctors determine that he’s no longer a danger.

Sounds like dude has some stuff to work out mentally

[–] [email protected] 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (27 children)

He has autism. It affects the brain in very specific ways for each individual, but in general Executive function is the first thing to go when in stressful situations. You know, emotional regulation and self control? And I also guarantee that the cops and guards were treating him like shit. They LOVE picking on disabled people. I have no doubt most of the charges and incidents were exacerbated by the people in charge.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

The dude committed crimes while on bail. Autism doesn't excuse that, and even if it did, it's still a problem that needs to be dealt with.

A mental health assessment used as part of the sentencing hearing said he "continued to express the intent to return to cyber-crime as soon as possible. He is highly motivated."

The jury was told that while he was on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE and in police protection at a Travelodge hotel, he continued hacking and carried out his most infamous hack.

Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.

Nothing is being trumped up, here. The kid is just brazen about this.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Ah so he's a Lemmy user.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I get that, have it as well. Been arrested for it as well.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

This kid wasn't arrested for having autism. It was for brazenly commiting crimes, and even when he was released on bail, he committed even more crimes in police protection.

The jury was told that while he was on bail for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE and in police protection at a Travelodge hotel, he continued hacking and carried out his most infamous hack.

Despite having his laptop confiscated, Kurtaj managed to breach Rockstar, the company behind GTA, using an Amazon Firestick, his hotel TV and a mobile phone.

This is not some poor autistic kid that's getting picked on by cops, he's a highly capable hacker expressing a explicit intent to continue to break the law and cause harm to both individuals and corporations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Never said he was getting picked by cops on or arrested for having autism.

the court heard that the 17-year-old and Kurtaj used stolen SIM details from five victims to steal a total of nearly £100,000 from their cryptocurrency accounts which were secured by their compromised mobile phone SIM identities.

He is a hacker and a thief that has a lot of work to do psychologically

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Well, sure, but does that mean he should get a life sentence?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No. But you also can't say I'm going to go straight back to commitmenting the exact same crime asap

A mental health assessment also found that Kurtaj "continued to express the intent to return to cybercrime as soon as possible."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Although he stayed at a hotel under police protection during this time, Kurtaj still managed to carry out an attack on Rockstar Games by using the room’s included Amazon Fire Stick and a “newly purchased smart phone, keyboard and mouse,” according to a separate BBC report. Kurtaj was arrested for the final time following the incident.

He already did it again, didn't realize this was the one who did it again while on bail.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (13 children)

He’s required to stay in the hospital prison for life unless doctors determine that he’s no longer a danger.

These sorts of sentences aren't really "life", they're "life until you're cured."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

If vaccines can cause autism, then if you use enough vaccines you can reverse it, right? /s

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

The hard part of it is that the system is so lame that they are probably going to do more damage to him in turn making him have to stay longer.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Indeed, but if we wait for everything to be perfect nothing will ever get done. Reforms of the system can continue alongside treatment.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I guess we'll have to just lock him up while we figure out some way of stopping him committing cybercrime. If only there were some way of preventing him from committing this crime that requires access to a computer to commit. I guess he'll just have to stay trapped in a phyche ward until society can figure this one out.

Sorry for being snarky and sarcastic, I know what you mean and agree with you. My sarcasm is directed more at the judges ruling and your comment is just what sparked me to write it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

It's not the cybercrime that he's in the mental hospital over. He's been physically violent as well.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Your wording is wrong. It's a medical life sentence. It would be cleared immediately on doctor approval.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or the people handling him don't understand autism?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's probably true for some of if not most of them