Lapsus$ News

Two British Teens and Their Audacious Hack of Nvidia, Grand Theft Auto and Uber

At 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 last year, a group of City of London police officers waited outside room M15 at the Travelodge Bicester, a one-star budget hotel in Oxfordshire, England, for the right moment to bust in. On the …

Lapsus$ Hacker Targeted Uber, Revolut, Grand Theft Auto Maker, London Jury Finds

A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday found by a London jury to have hacked Uber and fintech firm Revolut, and blackmailed the developers of best-selling videogame Grand Theft Auto. Arion Kurtaj, 18, embarked on a …

Lapsus$ Hacking Group Will Be Focus of DHS Cyber Review Board

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board said it will study the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has been accused of carrying out breaches at major US companies this year. The board, comprised of senior government cyber officials and …

Uber Says Lapsus$-Linked Hacker Responsible for Breach

Uber Technologies Inc said on Monday a hacker affiliated with the Lapsus$ hacking group was responsible for a cyber attack that forced the ride-hailing company to shut several internal communications temporarily last week. Uber said the attacker had not accessed …

Cisco Hit by Cyberattack From Hacker Linked to Lapsus$ Gang

Cisco Systems Inc. said it was the victim of a cyberattack in which a hacker repeatedly attempted to gain access to the Silicon Valley firm’s corporate network. Cisco said it became aware of a potential compromise on May 24, and …

British Police, Probing Lapsus$ Hackers, Charge 2 Teenagers With Cyber Offenses

The City of London police, which has been investigating the Lapsus$ hacking group, said on Friday it had charged two teenagers with cyber offenses. A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were charged with unauthorized access to a computer with intent to impair …

British Police Arrest 7 Suspected Members of Lapsus$ Hacking Group

Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc. and Microsoft Corp., City of London Police said on Thursday. San Francisco-based Okta Inc, whose authentication …

Teen Suspected by Cyber Researchers of Being Lapsus$ Mastermind

Cybersecurity researchers investigating a string of hacks against technology companies, including Microsoft Corp. and Nvidia Corp., have traced the attacks to a 16-year-old living at his mother’s house near Oxford, England. Four researchers investigating the hacking group Lapsus$, on behalf …