lapsus

[ lap-suhs; Latin lahp-soos ]

noun

1. a slip or lapse.

lapsus

/ ˈlæpsəs /

noun

1. formal.
   a lapse or error

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapsus¹

1660–70; < Latin lāpsus; lapse

Word History and Origins

Origin of lapsus¹

from Latin: lapse

Example Sentences

But Her Honour Judge Lees said that there were real victims and real harm caused from his other multiple hacks on individuals and the companies he attacked with Lapsus$.

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He worked with Kurtaj and other members of Lapsus$ to hack tech giant Nvidia and phone company BT/EE and steal data before demanding a four million dollar ransom, which was not paid.

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Arion Kurtaj from Oxford, who has autism, was a key member of international gang Lapsus$.

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Kurtaj and the 17-year-old are the first members of the Lapsus$ group to be convicted but it is thought others are still at large.

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Another Lapsus$ member, who is 17 and cannot be named because of his age, was found guilty in the same trial, which lasted six weeks at Southwark Crown Court.

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