The Metropolis of London Police has arrested a seventeen-year-old teenager over suspicion of hacking amid the latest safety breaches at Uber and Rockstar Video games’ GTA 6. It’s price noting that the teenager’s position in these hacks continues to be not confirmed.
Arrest Particulars
The teenager was arrested from Oxfordshire and continues to be in police custody. Nevertheless, the officers haven’t but shared extra particulars on the arrest and declined to verify if the teenager was arrested for the latest high-profile hacking incidents together with Uber and Rockstar Video games’ GTA 6.
Based on the division’s tweet, the arrest was a part of an ongoing investigation carried out in collaboration with the cybercrime unit of the Nationwide Crime Company, UK. The police shared no different element.
To your data, a few months in the past, London police arrested and launched 7 teenagers in reference to an investigation into the LAPSUS$ hacking gang.
Lapsus$ is a infamous group of juvenile hackers that primarily hunts for the supply code of high-profile and huge tech companies. A few of its earlier and profitable assaults embrace Samsung, Microsoft, Nvidia, Okta, and Ubisoft.
The Uber and GTA 6 hacker had additionally claimed to have entry to the supply code of each firms.
Uber and Rockstar Video games Hacking
Uber hacking resulted within the halting of the corporate’s inner methods for a while. In distinction, Rockstar Video games suffered a community intrusion that brought about the leaking of unreleased footage of Grand Theft Auto 6.
The 2 hacks are believed to be dedicated by the identical hacker, who’s recognized as Tea Pot or “teapotuberhacker.”
Uber, however, has blamed the LAPSUS$ hackers for the breach, alleging that the attacker(s) are linked with the LAPSUS$ extortion gang that has remained lively over the previous yr.
It should be famous that the Rockstar Video games hacker additionally claimed accountability for the Uber hack on his Telegram and fan-run GTA discussion board. It’s assumed that “teapotuberhacker” is a LAPSUS$ ringleader.
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