The United States Department of Homeland Security has published the results of its investigation into the teenage hacker group known as Lapsus$.
The report by the cyber safety review board (CSRB) found that a lack of government funding constrains law enforcement agencies. It also states that underreporting incidents further inhibits efforts to clamp down on cybercrime.
The Teenage Hacker Group That Attempted to Extort Microsoft and Nvidia
LapsusS rose to notoriety with a string of cyberattacks throughout 2022. The group’s first known target was the Brazilian Health Ministry, which had its computer systems compromised in December 2021.
Throughout 2022, LapsusS attacked a number of large technology firms, including Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, and Uber. Their tactics involve gaining access to private servers and then extorting victims with the threat of publishing or deleting their data.
In the UK, the group has become something of…
