Lurking in the dark corners of the web, a hacker group known as Lapsus$ has targeted some major San Francisco Bay Area tech companies and has become the focus of an international manhunt by the FBI.
On Monday, federal investigation took the rare step of asking for help in unmasking members of the group who hack into computer bases, steal information and then demand a Bitcoin ransom to prevent the data from being posted on the dark web.Elvis Chan, Asst. Special Agent in Charge, FBI San Francisco, emerged a few months ago.
Officials with Nvidia, told KPIX that it was aware that employee credentials and some proprietary information had been leaked online back in February, and has hardened its network and notified law enforcement. When it comes to the ransom demands, the FBI is recommending companies not pay it, calling them a ‘sucker bet.’
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