Not sure if true… most like in speculation I guess.
People are actually trying to say this person deserves no jail time for what they've done. Firstly, we don't know if they acted alone; there could've been other, older people in his clique working with him but put the kid at the face of it knowing the charges would be less. Gangs are known for doing this type of thing where they have the younger members attack or kill targets because they'll get less severe charges and jail time. There could be something similar of a dynamic here.
Supposing there isn't, however, then IMO some type of jail time is still likely for the hacker. I dunno how they do it in the country they're from, but if there's a juvenile detention center or such there then they'd serve at least part of their sentence that way, then transferred to a prison when they're of legal age. No, I don't think they deserve life in prison, not even close. Five years sounds like a reasonable sentence, though, on top of whatever fines they pay. If they have good behavior they may only end up serving two or three of those years before being released, and they'd still have their whole life ahead of them in any case.
There could also be rehabilitation classes and programs provided to the hacker while they're serving their sentence but the point is, there are some
WEIRD people out here these days that think punishment is the antithesis of rehabilitation. It isn't. When you do something wrong, when you break several serious laws, regardless if you're 16 or 61 you deserve sentencing for those crimes under the law. It's that time served which can humble individuals and let them reflect on the gravity of their actions. Just as long as they're being provided a reasonable sentence (again in this case, I think 5 years should be the limit), rehabilitation classes & programs, merit points for good behavior (that could see them end up serving only a portion of the original sentence), and opportunities to continue their education both while serving the sentence and once they are released, alongside job opportunities...then I think it's a perfectly fair scenario all things considered.
I don’t find these leaks to be damaging. Does anyone really?
Calling it one of the “biggest leaks ever” by headlines seems to be a bit much…
Actual source code was leaked and sold (apparently). If the wrong people got their hands on that source code, they could use it to reverse-engineer parts of the game, or do all kinds of shenanigans affecting the online components.
The source code being at least partially accessed (GTA 5's at least; some of GTA 6's was supposedly also accessed but was never publicly listed) is actually the most troublesome part of this whole thing.
