UK-Based Teen Suspected of Operating LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group

By Deeba Ahmed Experts claim the notorious data extortion group LAPSUS$ could be the brainchild of a teenager in the United… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: UK-Based Teen Suspected of Operating LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group...

UK Cops Collar 7 Suspected Lapsus$ Gang Members

City of London Police have arrested seven people suspected of being connected to the Lapsus$ gang. The bust came within hours of Bloomberg having published a report about a teenage boy living at his mother’s house near Oxford, England who’s suspected of being the Lapsus$ mastermind. The police...

Researchers Trace LAPSUS$ Cyber Attacks to 16-Year-Old Hacker from England

Authentication services provider Okta on Wednesday named Sitel as the third-party linked to a security incident experienced by the company in late January that allowed the LAPSUS$ extortion gang to remotely take over an internal account belonging to a customer support engineer. The company added...

A Closer Look at the LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group

Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$, a relatively new cybercrime group that specializes in stealing data from big companies and threatening to publish it unless a ransom demand is paid. Heres a closer look at LAPSUS$, and some of the...

Microsoft and Okta Confirm Data Breach Claims by LAPSUS$

By Deeba Ahmed Both companies have confirmed the breach after Lapsus$ hackers leaked screenshots of Oktas internal system and source code… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft and Okta Confirm Data Breach Claims by LAPSUS$...

Okta admits 366 customers may have been impacted by LAPSUS$ breach

Through its usual means of communication, its Telegram channel, the LAPSUS$ group has posted screenshots of what appears to be superuser access to the Okta management console. As such, the group claims to have acquired "superuser/admin" access to Okta.com and gained access to Oktas customer data,...

Microsoft: Lapsus$ Used Employee Account to Steal Source Code

In a new blog post published last night, Microsoft confirmed that the Lapsus$ extortion group hacked one of its employee’s accounts to get “limited access” to project source code repositories. “No customer code or data was involved in the observed activities. Our investigation has found a single...

Microsoft and Okta Confirm Breach by LAPSUS$ Extortion Group

Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed that the LAPSUS$ extortion-focused hacking crew had gained "limited access" to its systems, as authentication services provider Okta revealed that nearly 2.5% of its customers have been potentially impacted in the wake of the breach. "No customer code or data was...

The Third-Party Okta Hack Leaves Customers Scrambling

Authentication firm Okta's statements on the Lapsus$ breach fails to answer key questions...

Trellix Global Defenders: LAPSUS$ Data Breaches and Proactive Protections

Trellix Global Defenders: LAPSUS$ Data Breaches and Proactive Protections By Taylor Mullins · March 23, 2022 Trellix is continuing to monitor the threat activity related to the LAPSUS$ threat group and their recent breaches of large organizations such as NVIDIA, Samsung, Microsoft, and Okta. This...

Trellix Global Defenders: LAPSUS$ Data Breaches and Proactive Protections

Trellix Global Defenders: LAPSUS$ Data Breaches and Proactive Protections By Taylor Mullins · March 23, 2022 Trellix is continuing to monitor the threat activity related to the LAPSUS$ threat group and their recent breaches of large organizations such as NVIDIA, Samsung, Microsoft, and Okta. This...

Lapsus$ Data Kidnappers Claim Snatches From Microsoft, Okta

Both Microsoft and Okta are investigating claims by the new, precocious data extortion group Lapsus$ that the gang has breached their systems. Lapsus$ claimed to have gotten itself “superuser/admin” access to internal systems at authentication firm Okta. It also posted 40GB worth of files to its...

LAPSUS$ Hackers Leak Trove of Data, Claim to Breach Microsoft and Okta

By Waqas Microsoft and Okta are investigating the issue while LAPSUS$ hackers have leaked GBs worth of data apparently including… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LAPSUS$ Hackers Leak Trove of Data, Claim to Breach Microsoft and Okta...

'This Is Really, Really Bad': Lapsus$ Gang Claims Okta Hack

Lapsus$ leaking Microsoft source code would be bad enough. Breaching Okta could be much, much worse...

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...

The Lapsus$ Hacking Group Is Off to a Chaotic Start

Telegram polls. Unusual demands. The latest extortion gang is on an unorthodox rampage...

Gaming Company Ubisoft Confirms It was Hacked, Resets Staff Passwords

French video game company Ubisoft on Friday confirmed it was a victim of a "cyber security incident," causing temporary disruptions to its games, systems, and services. The Montreuil-headquartered firm said that an investigation into the breach was underway and that it has initiated a company-wid...

Cyber Security Incident Pushes Ubisoft to Issue Internal Password Reset

By Deeba Ahmed It is unclear what type of "Cyber Security Incident" Ubisoft suffered but on Telegram LAPSUS$ hacking group responded… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber Security Incident Pushes Ubisoft to Issue Internal Password Reset...

Samsung Confirms Data Breach After Hackers Leak Galaxy Source Code

Samsung on Monday confirmed a security breach that resulted in the exposure of internal company data, including the source code related to its Galaxy smartphones. "According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source code relating to the operation of Galaxy devices, but does not...

Samsung Confirms Lapsus$ Ransomware Hit, Source Code Leak

Just days after leaking data it claims to have exfiltrated from chipmaker NVIDIA, ransomware group Lapsus$ is claiming another international company among its victims — this time releasing data purportedly stolen from Samsung Electronics. The consumer electronics giant confirmed in a media...