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The Rockstar Games hacker responsible for the September 2022 leaks of Grand Theft Auto VI has been sentenced in the U.K. Arion Kurtaj, the 18-year-old Lapsus$ member behind the hacks of Rockstar Games, Uber, and Nvidia, was just sentenced to an indefinite hospital order, according to the BBC. Kurtaj’s sentence is based on a number of factors. The young hacker has autism, said that he wanted to continue committing cybercrimes, and has reportedly been violent while in custody. The court ultimately decided that he would…

In this technology-dominated world where everyone is heavily reliant on their smartphones, laptops, tablets, and more, it has become imperative to ensure the safety of these gadgets. We keep all our personal information, data, documents, bank details, and everything handy in our smart devices. However, this creates a risk that our personal data may be leaked to scammers and hackers who can attempt to rob us of our money and private data through their manipulations. In most cases, we are not even aware that our devices…

Researchers have demonstrated six different attacks that can break the secure connection of devices connected via Bluetooth and hijack data from innocent victims. Scarily, all devices between 2014 and now are vulnerable to this risk. The particular Bluetooth security flaw was found to be present on all devices using Bluetooth 4.2 to 5.4. Additionally, the report has found that the AirDrop feature on iPhones is at particular risk from this attack.According to a report by Bleeping Computer, “Researchers at Eurecom have…

The story of the computer hacker Gary McKinnon and his long battle against extradition to the Us is to be turned into a feature film.It will tell the story of how a young man hunting for evidence of UFOs found his way into the Pentagon’s system and carried out what American authorities described as “the biggest military computer hack of all time” and then faced the possibility of a long sentence in a US high security prison.The film, The People v Gary McKinnon, will be directed by Paul McGuigan, who made Gangster Number 1…

Image Source : KEVIN MITNICK YOUTUBE Hacker Kevin Mitnick passes away at the age of 59 Kevin Mitnick, a former notorious computer hacker, passed away on July 16 at the age of 59 after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Mitnick's hacking journey began at a young age in 1979 when he was just 12 years old. In 1988, he faced legal consequences and served a 12-month…

Kevin Mitnick, once considered the “most wanted” cybercriminal in America, has passed away at the age of 59. An obituary states that Mitnick died on July 16th after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He had been undergoing treatment for his illness at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, the notice states.Teenage Cybercrime Gang LAPSUS$ Strikes AgainA larger-than-lifefigure in the early hacker community, Mitnick is primarily remembered for having carried out a series of outlandish cybercrimes in the…

Kevin Mitnick, who was once one of the world's most wanted computer hackers, has passed away at 59 on July 16th. According to his obituary, Mitnick battled pancreatic cancer for more than a year and was undergoing treatment at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "uch of his life reads like a fiction story," his obituary reads, and that's perhaps the perfect way to describe his tale. The first time Mitnick infiltrated a computer system was way back in 1979, but it wasn't until 1988 that he was convicted and…

The great GTA 6 leak of 2022 Back in September 2022, Rockstar confirmed there’d been a leak in which a ton of early GTA 6 footage had been made public, showing everyone the early look at one of the most anticipated games in years. An alleged perpetrator was eventually caught. However, the hacker accused of the leak may not be standing trial. In a report from Reuters, Arion Kurtaj—the 18-year-old who is believed to have hacked a number of big companies—has been declared “not fit to stand trial,” after being assessed by…

The teenager accused of hacking Rockstar Games and leaking Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) footage has been deemed unfit to stand trial, after being charged with 12 offences in relation to a string of hacks. In September 2022, over 90 videos and screenshots from GTA 6 surfaced online.  Rockstar Games confirmed the “early development footage” had been “illegally accessed and downloaded” — and within weeks, a teenager in Oxfordshire was arrested in relation to the hack. Now, 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj faces 12 offences, including…

In a shocking incident, the US government arrested an individual and accused him of hacking into a crypto exchange and stealing cryptocurrency worth $9 million. The fraud seemingly started as an ethical hack of sorts by the engineer and then he went rogue. As per the indictment, the accused, Shakeeb Ahmed, used his expertise in the field to defraud the exchange and its users and stole the massive sum. While the report mentions Ahmed is a senior security engineer for an international technology company, it does not…