Account Takeover Fraud , Cybercrime , Endpoint Security
Lapsus$ Claimed Responsibility for Many Hacks, Including Okta and Microsoft Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) , Devon Warren-Kachelein (devawarren) • March 25, 2022 Photo: City of London PolicePolice in London say they've arrested seven people tied to the Lapsus$ hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for data breaches against Okta, Microsoft, Nvidia, Ubisoft and more.
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The names of those arrested were not released, but police say they range in age from 16 to 21 years old. Security researchers have pointed to a 16- or 17-year-old boy living in the U.K. as the possible leader of Lapsus$, however, it wasn't clear if he was among those arrested.
Earlier this year, the boy's identity details and those of his immediate family members were released in a "doxxing" attack, the term for publicly releasing private personal information online as revenge. Since then, his name has repeatedly surfaced on social media, as it appears others held a grudge again him.
Information Security Media Group is not identifying him by either his name or his online nicknames because he appears to be a minor and it's unclear if he has been charged. Efforts to reach the boy ..
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