By William Schomberg
LONDON (Reuters) – City of London police, who are investigating the Lapsus$ hacking group, said on Friday they had charged two teenagers with cybercrime.
A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old were charged with unauthorized access to a computer with the intent to undermine the reliability of data, fraud by misrepresentation and unauthorized access to a computer with the intent to prevent access to data, it said. the police.
The 16-year-old was also accused of performing a role to protect unauthorized access to a program, said Inspector Michael O’Sullivan.
A relative newcomer to the crowded digital extortion market, Lapsus$ has surprised and baffled cybersecurity experts in equal measure with its combination of youthful antics and world-class access to some of the biggest companies in the world.
The hacking group is targeting companies such as Microsoft and Okta, an authentication services company trusted by thousands of large companies.
A spokesperson for the City of London Police declined to confirm or deny that the teens have been charged in connection with the Lapsus$ investigation.
British police generally do not identify suspects.
The force said in March that it had arrested seven people aged between 16 and 21 after a series of Lapsus$ hacks.
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