16-year-old Britt leader of hacking group Lapsus “earned nearly 13 million euros and lives with his mother” | Technique

London police have arrested seven people this week on suspicion of involvement in the controversial hacking group. British police have not confirmed whether the 16-year-old is one of the arrested suspects. It is clear that all the suspects are between 16 and 21 years old. They were released after their arrest, but they are still suspects.

The alleged mastermind lives with his mother in Oxford, about three miles from Oxford University. It concerns a 16-year-old boy with autism who is receiving special education, according to BBC News. According to the BBC, he would have acquired an estimated fortune of $14 million (12.7 million euros) by hacking into foundations and companies.

His family has always been concerned about their son’s behavior and even tried to keep him away from computers, his father says. The family is surprised by the possible involvement in large-scale hacking operations. “I hadn’t heard of this until recently. He never talked about hacking, but he is very good at dealing with computers and spends a lot of time on the computer. I always thought he was playing games,” says the father.

And Bloomberg News Agency reported that the British young man will be helped by a teenager from Brazil in investigation. This teen is so skilled and so quick at hacking that researchers initially thought the work he was doing was automated.

A total of seven accounts linked to Lapsus$. It is not yet clear what motives hackers have to attack companies, but according to Bloomberg, money and brand awareness play a role.

$Lapsus is a relatively new hacker group, but it is already known as one of the most notorious cyber crime gangs in the world. Earlier this month, the group hacked Okta, a company that makes authentication software for other companies.

This is the software that makes accessing an account or software more secure because the user has to take an extra step to gain access. It is not yet known whether the hackers were able to penetrate the company’s systems at the time. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that hackers also hacked it.

$Lapsus is especially popular on Telegram with over 47,000 subscribers. Yesterday, the group published a message on the social platform referring to the arrests. “A few of our members are on vacation until 3/30/2022. We may be quiet for a while. Thank you for your understanding – we are trying to leak information again as soon as possible.”