The 18-year-old hacker who breached Rockstar Games to steal and post Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) game clips has been sentenced to life in a secure hospital.

As reported by BBC News, Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old hacker with autism and a vital member of the international gang Lapsus$, has been sentenced, though not behind prison bars. Instead, he will spend the rest of his life in a secure hospital. He will remain there for as long as until the doctors no longer see him as a public threat. 

Doctors previously deemed him unfit to stand trial due to his acute autism, though provided statements by Kurtaj, where he vowed that he would continue his hacking ways if let go free, a decision on his sentence was able to be made.

Kurtaj was already awaiting trial for hacking Nvidia and BT/EE, for which he posted bail with the condition that he would remain in police protection. He had been set up at a traveling lodge with his computer confiscated, though he still had access to his mobile device and some hotel amenities. Just as he vowed, Kurtaj managed to beach Rockstar Games using the hotel TV, an Amazon Firestick, and his mobile phone, where he then stole 90 clips of GTA 6 and threatened the company if they didn’t contact him. This eventually led to him posting various GTA 6 clips online under a different alias, with his arrest following. 

Another unnamed member of Lapsus$ was also sentenced, though to a less severe 18-month Youth Rehabilitation Order. 

As noted on the BBC site, this hack cost Rockstar Games $5 million and thousands of employee hours. Though two members of Lapsus$ have been caught, it is still believed that several other members are still at large. 

Let us hope that this deters other members, though given Kurtaj’s response, the threat of Lapsus$ is likely far from over.