Google Disables Fraudulent Law-Enforcement Portal Account After Hackers' Claims

Overview

• Google said a fake account was created in its Law Enforcement Request System, which it disabled after determining no requests were submitted and no data was accessed.
• A group calling itself Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters posted screenshots that purported to show access to Google's LERS and the FBI's eCheck/NICS shortly after declaring it would go dark.
• The FBI declined to comment on the alleged access to its systems, leaving the group's broader claims unconfirmed.
• Unauthorized entry to portals like LERS or NICS could enable impersonation of officials, exposure of sensitive records, and disruption of investigations.
• Security researchers, including Trustwave’s Karl Sigler, view the group’s retirement message as strategic signaling and expect operations to continue quietly.