Industry sources: Cyber review board’s selection raises ‘intriguing’ possibilities, as well as questions

The decision by the DHS Cyber Safety Review Board to take a “deep dive” into the activities of one illegal “hacker group” is drawing a cautious reaction from stakeholders who see it as a departure from focusing on federal systems or specific incidents, but also an opportunity to pull apart the inner workings of a cyber threat actor.

DHS on Friday announced that the board’s second review will address “the recent attacks associated with Lapsus$, a global extortion-focused hacker...