Security News > 2022 > March > British cops arrest seven in Lapsus$ crime gang probe

British cops investigating a cyber-crime group have made a string of arrests.

In a statement, the force 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."

Palo Alto Networks and infosec outfit Unit 221b, which have been tracking the Lapsus$ crew, believe the teen is the mastermind behind the devil-may-care team of miscreants that have broken into major firms including Microsoft, Samsung, Okta, and others.

"We've had his name since the middle of last year and we identified him before the doxxing," Allison Nixon, chief research officer at cyber-security investigation company Unit 221B, told the BBC, noting that her firm worked with Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 to monitor the teen.

"Unit 42, together with researchers at Unit 221b, identified the primary actor behind the Lapsus$ Group moniker in 2021, and have been assisting law enforcement in their efforts to prosecute this group," Palo Alto Networks confirmed.

Like others, Westin said he suspected the group was young "Based on their modus operandi, or lack thereof."

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