Suspected Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker set for court, charged with computer misuse and breaching bail
The unamed teen has been charged with two counts of computer misuse, as well as two counts of breaching bail conditions.
These latter charges likely refer to the teen's previous run-in with police over hacking charges - when they were suspected of breaching both Microsoft and Samsung earlier in the year.issued by the City of London Police on Saturday morning, detective inspector Michael O'Sullivan wrote: "The City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on Thursday 22nd September on suspicion of hacking, as part of an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency's National Cyber Crime Unit . He has been charged in connection with this investigation and remains in police custody.
"The teenager has been charged with two counts of breach of bail conditions and two counts of computer misuse. He will appear at Highbury Corner Youth Court on Saturday 24th September 2022." The individual in question is believed to be part of the hacking group named Lapsus$, which has been named in hacks of companies such as Microsoft, Samsung, Uber and Nvidia.
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