DHS board starts investigating Lapsus$ teen hacker group

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DHS is investigating Lapsus$, suspected teen hacking group believed to be behind data breaches at Uber, Rockstar Games, Microsoft, Okta and other major companies earlier this year.

DHS created the Cyber Safety Review Board in February to study and provide insights into some of the country's most formative and widespread cyberattacks and data breaches., and only provides recommendations and lessons learned from the incidents it studies.

As part of the review, the board will reach out to affected companies, but it's unclear who will cooperate at this time, board chair and DHS official Rob Silvers told reporters."The ongoing Lapsus$ hacks represent just the type of activity that merits a fulsome review," said DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a press call.Silvers said the board is in the early days of its review, and it's still determining its timeline for completing the Lapsus$ investigation.

 

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