![]() ![]() With the Nvidia security breach, part of the demands made by Lapsus$ were reportedly for the electronics company to remove technology in their GPUs that impaired Bitcoin mining, and also asked them to release certain drivers. ![]() However, as Wired reports about previous hacks from Lapsus$, although the group claims to be solely motivated by money, that isn't the only thing they've ever asked for in their negotiations with companies. Related: GTA 6 Can Finally Realize Vice City's Biggest Wasted Opportunity In the case of the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, the 90 videos that were posted online were actually all garnered from Slack itself - they had been exchanged between developers and could be accessed easily straight from chat. Much of the hacking group's modus operandi revolves around the workplace chat app Slack, which they use to uncover more information about a company's inner workings and security protocols. Previously, the group Lapsus$ claimed responsibility for high-profile cases like the Uber hack that took place earlier in September and the infiltration of Nvidia, where they were able to access and share confidential designs from the company. According to e xputer, after the FBI began investigating GTA 6's hacker, it became clear they were part of a group of hackers that went by the name Lapsus$. The leaker, who used the alias teapotuberhacker on the GTA forums when they posted the videos, is reported to have been a part of a few other recent high-profile hacking cases before they targeted Rockstar. Some may be surprised to learn that the Rockstar leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 wasn't allegedly the first big foray into hacking for the culprit. ![]()
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