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submitted 10 months ago by GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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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[-] ULS@lemmy.ml -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

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

[-] stephan262@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 6 points 10 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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