Security News > 2023 > August > Lapsus$ teen hackers convicted of high-profile cyberattacks
Believed to be one of the leaders of the group, Arion Kurtaj, from Oxford, England, was arrested twice in 2022, first in January and then again in March, in connection with Lapsus$ hacking activity.
Kurtaj used more than a dozen online names, White and Breachbase among them, and is believed to have made more than 300 BTC from his hacking activity, SIM-swapping included.
Most of the money was lost to gambling or hackers that breached White's computer, allegedly twice.
Another member of the gang, a 17-year-old also suffering from autism, has been convicted for breaching companies as well.
Lapsus$ activity spread from 2021 to 2022 and involved individuals from the U.K. and Brazil who used social engineering and hacking techniques of various complexity to breach companies for fame, financial game, and fun.
Lapsus$ hackers took SIM-swapping attacks to the next level.