London Police Arrested 17-Year-Old Hacker Suspected of Uber and GTA 6 Breaches

The City of London Police on Friday revealed that it has
arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Oxfordshire on suspicion of
hacking.

“On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of
London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of
hacking,” the agency said^[1], adding “he remains in
police custody.”

The department said the arrest was made as part of an
investigation in partnership with the U.K. National Crime Agency’s
cyber crime unit.

No further details about the nature of the investigation were
disclosed, although it’s suspected that the law enforcement action
may have something to do with the recent string of high-profile
hacks aimed at Uber^[2]
and Rockstar Games^[3].

Both the intrusions are alleged to have been committed by the
same threat actor, who goes by the name Tea Pot (aka
teapotuberhacker).

Uber, for its part, has pinned the breach on an attacker (or
attackers) that it believes is associated with the LAPSUS$
extortion gang, two of whom are facing fraud charges.

According to cybersecurity company Flashpoint, the real world
identity of the hacker behind the two incidents is said to have
been outed on an online illicit forum.

“The administrator for that forum claimed that teapotuberhacker
was the same individual who had allegedly hacked Microsoft^[4] and ‘owned’ Doxbin,” the
company disclosed^[5]
Friday.

This also means that the teapotuberhacker actor is likely the
same party who is also known by the aliases White, Breachbase, and
WhiteDoxbin^[6] and is believed to be
“LAPSUS$’s apparent ringleader^[7].”

It’s not immediately clear if these allegations hold water, but
if true, could explain the latest arrest by law enforcement
officials.