In a statement issued on 1 April, Detective Inspector Michael O'Sullivan of the City of London Police, said: “The City of London Police has been conducting an investigation into members of a hacking group.
"Two teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, have been charged in connection with this investigation and remain in police custody.
“Both teenagers have been charged with: three counts of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud by false representation and one count of unauthorised access to a computer with intent to hinder access to data.
"The 16-year-old has also been charged with one count of causing a computer to perform a function to secure unauthorised access to a program.
“They will both appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court this morning (1 April 2022).”
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After the arrests, the group announced it had breached Globant, an IT and software consultancy company based in Luxembourg.
Lapsus$ breached Microsoft, Samsung and identity services provider Okta, the last-named through an outsourced firm.
