LONDON: A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday discovered to have hacked Uber and fintech agency Revolut then blackmailed the builders of best-selling videogame Grand Theft Auto after a trial at a London court docket.
Arion Kurtaj, 18, launched into a solo cyber crime spree in September 2022, first focusing on Revolut earlier than hacking Uber two days later.
The teenager then hacked Rockstar Video games and threatened to launch the deliberate Grand Theft Auto sequel’s supply code in a Slack message despatched to all Rockstar workers.
He was not match to face trial, so a jury at Southwark Crown Courtroom was requested to search out whether or not he dedicated the acts relatively than ship a responsible or not responsible verdict.
Kurtaj had beforehand hacked and blackmailed Britain’s largest broadband supplier BT Group and cellular operator EE in 2021 and later chip maker Nvidia Corp in February 2022.
The jury on Wednesday discovered Kurtaj dedicated 12 offences, together with three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud and 6 costs underneath the Pc Misuse Act.
Arion Kurtaj, 18, launched into a solo cyber crime spree in September 2022, first focusing on Revolut earlier than hacking Uber two days later.
The teenager then hacked Rockstar Video games and threatened to launch the deliberate Grand Theft Auto sequel’s supply code in a Slack message despatched to all Rockstar workers.
He was not match to face trial, so a jury at Southwark Crown Courtroom was requested to search out whether or not he dedicated the acts relatively than ship a responsible or not responsible verdict.
Kurtaj had beforehand hacked and blackmailed Britain’s largest broadband supplier BT Group and cellular operator EE in 2021 and later chip maker Nvidia Corp in February 2022.
The jury on Wednesday discovered Kurtaj dedicated 12 offences, together with three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud and 6 costs underneath the Pc Misuse Act.
