Dec 24, 2023NewsroomCyber Crime / Data Breach Two British teens part of the LAPSUS$ cyber crime and extortion gang have been sentenced for their roles in orchestrating a string of high-profile attacks against a number of companies. Arion Kurtaj, an 18-year-old from Oxford, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order due to his intent to get back to cybercrime "as soon … [Read more...] about British LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile Attacks
LAPSUS
T-Mobile Admits Lapsus$ Hackers Gained Access to its Internal Tools and Source Code
Telecom company T-Mobile on Friday confirmed that it was the victim of a security breach in March after the LAPSUS$ mercenary gang managed to gain access to its networks. The acknowledgment came after investigative journalist Brian Krebs shared internal chats belonging to the core members of the group indicating that LAPSUS$ breached the company several times in March prior to … [Read more...] about T-Mobile Admits Lapsus$ Hackers Gained Access to its Internal Tools and Source Code
British Police Charge Two Teenagers Linked to LAPSUS$ Hacker Group
The City of London Police on Friday disclosed that it has charged two of the seven teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, who were arrested last week for their alleged connections to the LAPSUS$ data extortion gang. "Both teenagers have been charged with: three counts of unauthorized access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud by … [Read more...] about British Police Charge Two Teenagers Linked to LAPSUS$ Hacker Group
LAPSUS$ Hackers Claim to Have Breached Microsoft and Authentication Firm Okta
Microsoft and authentication services provider Okta said they are investigating claims of a potential breach alleged by the LAPSUS$ extortionist gang. The development, which was first reported by Vice and Reuters, comes after the cyber criminal group posted screenshots and source code of what it said were the companies' internal projects and systems on its Telegram channel. The … [Read more...] about LAPSUS$ Hackers Claim to Have Breached Microsoft and Authentication Firm Okta