Neowin News Feed for: Lapsus

Lapsus$ bypassed T-Mobile's defenses and stole its source code but user data is untouched

Alap Naik Desai — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:12:01 +0000

Some of the Lapsus$ group's members may have been arrested, but the hackers managed to sneak inside T-Mobile servers and stole the company's source code to perform SIM swap attacks for ransomware. Read more...

Two UK teenagers have been arrested for their alleged link to the hacking group Lapsus$

Paul Hill — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 17:16:02 +0000

The City of London Police has arrested two teenagers and charged them with several crimes. They are suspected to be members of the hacking group Lapsus$ which has carried out several hacks. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Sun Valleys on the horizon, Lapsus$ hacks, and DirectStorage

Usama Jawad — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 17:16:02 +0000

Join us as we recap an exciting week in the Microsoft-verse full of Windows Easter eggs, news about cybersecurity incidents involving Lapsus$ and others, and gaming news including DirectStorage. Read more...

Suspected Lapsus$ hackers rounded up by City of London Police

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:00:02 +0000

A prominent member of the Lapsus$ hacking group has supposedly been identified as a 16-year-old boy; seven of the group's members have also been arrested by the City of London Police. Read more...

Microsoft confirms being hacked by Lapsus group

Usama Jawad — Wed, 23 Mar 2022 01:22:02 +0000

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it was indeed compromised by Lapsus group. It has outlined a series of steps that organizations can take to protect themselves and identify malicious activity. Read more...

Lapsus group reportedly dumps source code for Microsoft Cortana and Bing services

Usama Jawad — Tue, 22 Mar 2022 13:20:01 +0000

Hacking collective LAPSUS$ has reportedly leaked the source code for multiple Microsoft projects including Cortana, Bing, and Bing Maps. The 37GB dump contains data for over 250 projects. Read more...

Lapsus group claims to have breached several Microsoft DevOps accounts

Steven Parker — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 12:48:01 +0000

Microsoft's DevOps accounts have allegedly been breached by the same hacker group responsible for hacking Samsung, and threatening to dump Vodafone proprietary data earlier this year. Read more...

Samsung confirms massive hack, claims personal user data has not been stolen

Usama Jawad — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Samsung has confirmed a massive data breach that led to its source code and internal data belonging to partners being stolen. It has assured the public that their personal data is safe. Read more...