Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft, Microsoft and perhaps video game company EA Sports. List of affected targets Cybergang Lapsus $ has been packed with valuable trophies in recent months. The trophies hanging in the room of some English teenager are very nice with computers but not fast enough to escapeIntelligence Of the United Kingdom. Seven boys Between 16 and 21 years Arrested in London on suspicion of involvement with the Lapsus $ group. This was confirmed by London Police Inspector Michael O’Sullivan On the edge He said: ‘London City Police are investigating with their associates about members of the hacker group. Seven people Age between me 16 and 21 years old Were arrested in connection with this investigation. Now they have been released but they are all still under investigation.
One in the UK always before these arrests 16 year old boy He was accused of being the mastermind of the group. According to a statement issued Bloomberg He was identified by a team of researchers hired by companies attacked by Lapsus $. According to the profile drawn in these analyzes, the boy will be a former administrator of Toxpin, a portal for people to search for and share personal information. Before publishing the site guide, the boy had telegraphed Docsbin’s archive. London police have not clarified whether this person was involved in the arrests related to the Lapsus $ group investigation.
Doubts have already been raised as to whether the protagonists of Lapsus $ are beginners. The first case was registered last December against the Brazilian Ministry of Health. The feet were strong: 50 terabytes Internal data was copied and deleted from all systems. In January, this time another blow to a company dealing with media production in Portugal. Action was then taken against him Great technology And above all, the details that make us think about ourselves Cyber gang That he has begun to wander in this world. The March 22 Expert cyber security analyst Bill Demicorpi While the data processing was still going on, Laps $ released an analysis showing that Microsoft had announced the success. Not the best way to avoid getting caught.
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Methods of Gang Then they will be based on a way of doing things Hacking It goes more from people than computers. The group operates a telegram channel, which, as we write, has arrived 50 thousand subscribers. Not only are the most important achievements announced here, but direct contact is made with those who wish to support the group. Last message a few hours ago: We have noticed that many users are impersonating employees of Lapsus $. Keep in mind that anyone who claims to be Lapsus $ is often a fake. The only common username is @Lapsusjobs, where you can work as an insider and get paid.
It is in this group that criminals are assisted by those who help them in their actions. The strategy used by Lapsus $ actually transcends Inward, Contacts who can disseminate information directly from the companies involved. These individuals communicate with the chat and receive money by training criminals to send them all the keys and procedures needed to copy or delete data. The mechanism is completely different from ransomware, which is designed to prevent malware from infiltrating computer systems independently and then asking for a ransom.
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