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A jury at the Royal Court of Southwark in London found 18-year-old hacker Arion Kurtage guilty of committing a cybercrime against British fintech company Revolut, American taxi service Uber and video game developer Rockstar Games, writes Reuters.
“After a court hearing in London on Wednesday, it was found that a teenager from the hacker group Lapsus$ hacked Uber, the fintech firm Revolut, and then blackmailed the developers of the best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto,” stated in the court decision.
The media specified that the hacker committed cybercrimes in September 2022. The attacker's first target was Revolut. Two days later, Uber was attacked. Kurtage then hacked into Rockstar Games and sent notices to company employees threatening to publish the source code for a planned sequel to the video game.
At the time of these actions Kurtage was not yet 18 years old. As a result, he could not be found guilty. Then the jury could only recognize the fact of committing cybercrimes.
According to media reports, the hacker committed 12 crimes in total, including three cases of blackmail, two frauds, and six cases of misuse of computer technology.
“After a court hearing in London on Wednesday, it was found that a teenager from the hacker group Lapsus$ hacked Uber, the fintech firm Revolut, and then blackmailed the developers of the best-selling video game Grand Theft Auto,” stated in the court decision.
The media specified that the hacker committed cybercrimes in September 2022. The attacker's first target was Revolut. Two days later, Uber was attacked. Kurtage then hacked into Rockstar Games and sent notices to company employees threatening to publish the source code for a planned sequel to the video game.
At the time of these actions Kurtage was not yet 18 years old. As a result, he could not be found guilty. Then the jury could only recognize the fact of committing cybercrimes.
According to media reports, the hacker committed 12 crimes in total, including three cases of blackmail, two frauds, and six cases of misuse of computer technology.
