Seven members of the Lapsus $ group, including a 16 – year – old man, have been arrested by British police in connection with a series of cyber attacks on the Impressa and Vodafone groups in Portugal, the British public broadcaster BBC reported Thursday night. .
Questioned by the Lusa Agency this Friday, the City of London Police, in the vicinity of London, where the British Financial Center is located, have only officially confirmed that the ‘hackers’ did not belong to the Laps or have been in contact with Portuguese authorities.
The London City Police are investigating with members of the “hackers” group. Seven people between the ages of 16 and 21 have been detained in connection with the investigation and all have been released on bail, “said Lusa Detective Inspector Michael O’Sullivan. Lives at home with parents.
The Lapus $ group was responsible for the January 2 cyber-attack against Impressa, a media group owned by SIC and Expresso, among other topics.
A month later, the same group of ‘hackers’ threatened to disclose information from telecom operator Vodafone Portugal, which was the target of a cyber attack in February that affected four million customers, including hospitals.
According to the specialty website ITNews, Lapsus $ is mainly located in South America and is suspected of leaking information to major technology companies such as Nvidia and Microsoft.
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