US EditionTeen hacked Uber, Revolut and Grand Theft Auto maker, London jury finds
- A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group, Arion Kurtaj, has been found to have hacked Uber, fintech firm Revolut, and videogame company Rockstar Games, and blackmailed them.
- Kurtaj embarked on a cyber crime spree in September 2022, targeting Revolut and then hacking Uber two days later, followed by hacking Rockstar Games and threatening to release the source code of the planned Grand Theft Auto sequel.
- Prior to this, Kurtaj had already hacked and blackmailed BT Group, EE, and Nvidia Corp.
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2 UK teens part of hacking group that blackmailed ‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker, jury rules
A British jury ruled Wednesday that two teenagers were part of a hacking and blackmail campaign against technology companies including the maker of the "Grand Theft Auto" game series. Jurors at Southwark Crown Court in London said 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj committed 12 offenses including computer hacking, blackmail and fraud. A 17-year-old defendant who can’t be identified because of his age was convicted of fraud, blackmail and carrying out an u…
Teenagers Convicted Of Grand Theft Auto, Nvidia Lapsus$ Hacks In The U.K.
Two UK teenagers accused of being key members of the notorious hacking group Lapsus$, behind attacks on companies including Nvidia Corp., Rockstar Games Inc., and Uber Technologies Inc., were convicted of their crimes by a London jury Wednesday.
Lapsus$ 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.
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