Uber: Teen hacked Uber, Revolut and Grand Theft Auto maker, London jury finds

LONDON: A teenage member of the Lapsus$ hacking group was on Wednesday discovered to have hacked Uber and fintech agency Revolut then blackmailed the builders of best-selling videogame Grand Theft Auto after a trial at a London court docket.
Arion Kurtaj, 18, launched into a solo cyber crime spree in September 2022, first concentrating on Revolut earlier than hacking Uber two days later.
The teenager then hacked Rockstar Video games and threatened to launch the deliberate Grand Theft Auto sequel’s supply code in a Slack message despatched to all Rockstar workers.
He was not match to face trial, so a jury at Southwark Crown Court docket was requested to search out whether or not he dedicated the acts fairly than ship a responsible or not responsible verdict.
Kurtaj had beforehand hacked and blackmailed Britain’s largest broadband supplier BT Group and cellular operator EE in 2021 and later chip maker Nvidia Corp in February 2022.
The jury on Wednesday discovered Kurtaj dedicated 12 offences, together with three counts of blackmail, two counts of fraud and 6 expenses below the Pc Misuse Act.