Lapsus$ Hackers’ Corporate Exploits Draw US Cyber Board Scrutiny

The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity review panel called for targeted efforts to shore up weak points in digital infrastructure and to steer young people away from cybercrime in its newly released analysis of Lapsus$ hacking group and its affiliates.

Lapsus$ emerged in 2021 and stood out for its public profile and its ability to exploit vulnerabilities in cyber systems at well-defended organizations, the DHS Cyber Safety Review Board said in a report released Thursday. The loosely organized collective, which included teenagers, has been accused of carrying out cyberattacks at major US companies such as Microsoft Corp., Nvidia Corp., and ...