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Meet ‘Rey,’ The Admin of Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters – December 2025

Author/Source: Brian Krebs See the full link here

Takeaway

This article uncovers the real identity of “Rey,” the person who ran a Telegram group called “Lapsus$ Hunters.” You’ll learn how Rey, whose real name is Vinny Omari, was tracking the Lapsus$ hacking group while also having a hidden past involved in cybercrime himself.


Technical Subject Understandability

Intermediate


Analogy/Comparison

It’s like a police detective who is secretly also a bank robber, trying to catch other robbers while hiding their own crimes.


Why It Matters

This story shows how complex and sometimes tricky the world of online crime can be, with people who claim to fight bad guys actually being involved in similar activities. Lapsus$ was a very disruptive hacking group that attacked big companies like Microsoft and Samsung, causing problems for millions of users.


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