London Police has arrested a British boy, 17 for hacking Uber and Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar

The City of London Police revealed that it arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Oxfordshire on Friday on suspicion of hacking. Police stated “on the evening of Thursday, September 22, 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking. He remains in police custody.”

No further information was obtained about what prompted the investigation of the investigation, even though it is believed to be connected to the series of high-profile intrusions at Uber and Rockstar Games. Both intrusions were apparently committed by the same person, who goes by the name Tea Pot (aka teapotuberhacker).

Uber, for its part, has sought to pin the attack on an attacker (or attackers) it believes is associated with the LAPSUS$ extortion gang, both of whom are facing fraud charges. According to a report by cybersecurity company Flashpoint, the identity of the hacker behind the two incidents was leaked out in a post on a hacking forum.

The administrator for that forum is asserting that the person known as teapotuberhacker was the one who allegedly hacked Microsoft and “owned” Doxbin, as indicated by that company’s announcement of made Friday. This also means that the person formerly known as teapotuberhacker is most likely the same person who is known by the aliases White, Breachbase, and WhiteDoxbin and is also believed to be “LAPSUS$’s apparent ringleader.”

Whether these allegations are accurate or not, they explain the recent arrest of law enforcement officials.