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Seven teenagers arrested in connection with the Lapsus$ [cracking] group
Lapsus$ has taken responsibility for some major security breaches at tech companies, including Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft, Okta, and Microsoft. On Wednesday, reports surfaced indicating an Oxford-based teenager is the mastermind of the group. City of London Police did not say if this teenager was among those arrested.
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Alleged Microsoft, Okta [crackers] arrested in UK
"Seven people between the ages of 16 and 21 have been arrested in connection with this investigation and have all been released under investigation," Detective Inspector Michael O'Sullivan of the City of London Police said in a statement to Reuters.
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Suspected Okta [crackers] arrested by British police
Along with Unit 221b, a separate security consultancy, the Palo Alto researchers said they had identified the "primary actor" behind Lapsus$ in 2021 and had been "assisting law enforcement in their efforts to prosecute this group".
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UK police arrest seven teens allegedly connected to Lapsus$ [iophk: Windows TCO]
According to a BBC report, one of the arrested teenagers, a 16-year-old from Oxford, had been accused of being the leader of Lapsus$.
The City of London Police, who made the arrests, did not confirm if this teen was one of those taken into custody.
The police said: "Seven people between the ages of 16 and 21 have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a hacking group. They have all been released under investigation. Our inquiries remain ongoing."
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AirPlay in a high-density environment isn't great
Unfortunately, at least the Apple TV does this goofy thing where it also (by default, I'm pretty sure) advertises itself to anyone nearby. This means if you are in a relatively high-density environment like an apartment building, a condo tower, or just have one of those houses with paper-thin walls and no side yards, you are probably going to see your neighbor's devices.
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Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as Dark Web leaks climbed [iophk: Windows TCO]
Average ransom demand rose 144% to $2.2 million. Average payment rose 78% percent to $541,010. Posts on name-and-shame Dark Web leak sites climbed 85%.
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The Transportation Security Administration Is Now Screwing Up Cyber Security
Formed less than a month after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the TSA has yet to get a firm grip on “transportation security,” the thing that makes up two-thirds of its acronym. Audit after audit has found TSA screeners are incapable of finding explosives and other dangerous contraband. If auditors can rack up a 90-95% success rate smuggling in explosives, no doubt terrorists can do it, too.
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Avoidable Viasat Satellite Hack Causes Headaches Across Europe And Ukraine
For literally more than a decade researchers have been warning that global satellite telecommunications networks were vulnerable to all manner of attacks. These attacks vary in nature but allow an intruder miles away to both intercept and disrupt satellite communications. In 2020 hackers again clearly demonstrated how these perpetually unresolved vulnerabilities were putting millions of people at risk.
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