Lapsus$ hacking group may be a bunch of teenagers

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In recent months, a hacking group thought to be responsible for high-profile breaches of Samsung, Microsoft, and other companies appears to be a group of teenagers and young adults, not a well-funded cybercrime organization.

In addition to the cyberattacks on Samsung and Microsoft, the Lapsus$ hacking group has claimed responsibility for recent data breaches at Nvidia, Ubisoft, and Okta, a provider of digital identity authentication services.

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