Federal Police (PF) arrested this Wednesday (19), a man suspected of being part of the criminal organization Lapsus$ Group. The unnamed man responsible for the invasions of Federal Government circles was found in Feira de Santana, Bahia.
Brazilian born in Paraíba, the country’s principal investigator on cyber-attack crimes. According to Feira de Santana delegate Fábio Marques, he is considered one of the biggest hackers in the country. The girlfriend of the suspected member of the group was also arrested.
The action is part of Operation Dark Cloud, which launched in August this year and investigates cybercrime committed since the end of 2021. Federal Highway Police.
already known group
In the occupation of the Ministry of Health, which jeopardized the services of ConectSUS, the criminals reported on the agency’s official website that they had 50 TB of government data.
Lapsus$ Group is known worldwide for occupying many companies such as Microsoft, LG, Nvidia, Electronic Arts, Samsung and Brazilian companies such as Localiza. The group will also be linked to Uber and leaked information about the GTA 6 game in September this year.
The Federal Police investigates crimes of “criminal organization, invasion of a computer device, interruption or disruption of telegraph, radiotelegraph or telephone service, obstruction or obstruction of its reinstatement”.
“In addition, corruption practices and money laundering of minors, which is a crime stipulated in the Child and Adolescents Regulation according to Law No. 9,613/1998, were also found,” informs KM in a note.
Source: Tec Mundo
