Police in the City of London, England, arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the hacking case of Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, et al.
The seven teenagers are suspected of being connected to the Lapsus$ hacking organization, which is said to be the mastermind behind the hacking cases of world-renowned technology companies.
According to Detective Inspector of the City of London Police, Michael O' Sullivan, his party is currently investigating the hacking case, including the involvement of seven teenagers in this action.
"Seven people aged between 16 and 21 have been arrested in connection with this investigation and all have been released under investigation," Sullivan said.
Previously, a report stated that a 16-year-old British teenager was suspected of being one of the "brains" who led the hacker group.
However, it was not stated whether the 16-year-old teenager was one of those arrested by London Police or not. According to a report by media outlet Bloomberg, the allegations came after security researchers investigating Lapsus$ believed the British teenager was using the pseudonyms "White" and "breachbase" when carrying out the cyberattack.
However, researchers do not yet have solid evidence to link the British teenager to all of the hacking cases claimed by the Lapsus$ group. The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is believed to be attending a special education school in Oxford, England.
According to reports, the teenager also lives about 8km from Oxford University. The father of the "White" hacker admitted that he did not know that his son was believed to be part of the Lapsus$ group. However, the father confirmed that his son is good at using computers and spends a lot of time on computers.
Apart from the hacker with the alias "White", Lapsus$ also appears to have at least nine other members. The report also states that another Lapsus$ member is believed to be a teenager based in Brazil. Then, seven unique accounts were also found which are believed to belong to members of Lapsus$, but their origin was not stated.
Another core Lapsus$ member, according to cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs, is believed to be using the aliases "Oklaqq" and "WhiteDoxbin", as compiled by KompasTekno of The Verge.
The Lapsus$ hacking group has recently become famous because it is believed to have hacked many large companies. The group is also active on the Telegram channel with members reaching 47,000 users.
Hacker "White" raises 14 million US dollars from hacking
The identity of the "White" hacker who is believed to be one of the leaders of Lapsus$ has been published on one of the hacker's websites.
The reason is, White is said to have had a dispute with his business partner. As a result, the name, address, and social media photos belonging to "White" is said to be exposed in cyberspace. Information about the wealth of the hacker White from the results of the hack was also revealed.
During his time as a hacker, "White" is said to have accumulated a net worth of up to 300 Bitcoins. That figure is equivalent to 14 million US dollars, as compiled by the BBC.
From the leaked identity information of White hackers, it is confirmed that "White" is now affiliated with the Lapsus$ group which has hacked and extorted some companies.