During the night of yesterday, London Police arrested a 17-year-old under suspicion of the attack and hack a Rockstar Games in which more than 3GB of content was leaked from ‘GTA 6’. This was revealed by the official Twitter account of the City of London Policewho shared the information this morning.
Also, has connected to this hacker with an attack on Uber Technologiesbut so far that part has not been confirmed.
On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the @NCA_UK’s National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU).
He remains in police custody. pic.twitter.com/Zfa3OlDR6J
— City of London Police (@CityPolice) September 23, 2022
On the night of Thursday 22 September 2022, City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the National Cyber Crime Unit.
He remains in police custody.
Among the English media and reporters, there is talk that this boy operates within a group of hackers called “Lapsus$”, who mainly organize themselves via Telegram. A “Slip” responsibility has been attributed to them attacks against Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft and even to Free market so far this year.
UPDATE: The 17-year-old hacking suspect was arrested in Oxfordshire and is believed to be connected to a group identifying itself as “Lapsus$,” a group that organizes primarily via Telegram channels.
— Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) September 23, 2022
Apparently, this arrest was achieved in a joint effort with the London police, the English National Cyber Crimes Unit and the FBI. A statement with more details related to this incident is expected to be released during the remainder of the day.