Tech mogul Charles Hoskinson, the founder of IOG and the Cardano chain, was mentioned in a tweet urging people to “recruit this young padwan to the light side of the force”—the adolescent hacker who broke into Nvidia, according to a BBC story.
In jest, Hoskinson said, “We hiring this kid or what?” in response. Meanwhile, the individual used an Amazon Firestick, a hotel TV, and a smartphone to hack Rockstar Games.
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Hacker from “Lapsus$” steals clips of upcoming GTA 6 game
Arion Kurtaj, an Oxford native who is eighteen years old and diagnosed with a severe case of autism, is a key player in the global hacking group Lapsus$, according to a recent BBC investigation. Cyber assaults are a common occurrence for IT giants like Uber, Nvidia, and Rockstar Games, which have resulted in damages exceeding $10 million.
Kurtaj was adamant about carrying out cybercrimes even after being arrested and put on trial for hacking Nvidia, a manufacturer of video cards used frequently for mining Bitcoin. As a result, the judge ordered him to spend time in a safe hospital that is devoid of hacking equipment.
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Even having his laptop seized, he carried out his most well-known hack while still under police protection and lodging at a Travelodge motel. Kurtaj used an Amazon Firestick and a smartphone to get past the security measures of Rockstar Games, the company that makes the well-known Grand Theft Auto video game, via a TV screen in his hotel room. He was able to obtain about one hundred footage from the upcoming Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 and post them on an online forum. Prior to that, he sent a threat to the internal Slack channel of the organisation, threatening to leak the source code unless they got in touch with him.
Hoskinson makes crucial AI warning
Charles Hoskinson, as reported by U.Today, presented a concerning forecast on the use of AI by con artists. He took action in reaction to a deepfake video of himself that an AI-powered programme had created, in which a phoney Hoskinson was promoting a bogus ADA giveaway.
Hoskinson believes that in the next years, these con games will get more complex.
