Samsung confirms that ‘Galaxy source code’ was stolen in hack

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Samsung confirms it has been a victim of data theft and says company data was stolen, including “source code for how Galaxy smartphones work.” Lapsus$ is believed to be behind the hack, a ransomware gang that previously stole data from Nvidia.

Samsung Electronics admitted Monday that data was stolen in a cyber attack, Bloomberg writes. According to a statement from the South Korean electronics manufacturer, “source code for the operation of Galaxy smartphones” was also stolen. The company does not provide further substantive details.

Late last week, ransomware gang Lapsus$ claimed to have broken into Samsung servers and stole data there. The group showed screenshots and leaked 190GB of files. According to the group, this includes the source code of “all Trusted Applets installed in Samsung’s TrustZone environment”, as well as the algorithms that Samsung uses for biometric unlocking.

The leaked files would also contain the source code of the bootloaders of Samsung devices, as well as the source code of all services that Samsung uses for users’ online accounts. Samsung does not say anything about the possible consequences of the leaking of that information. A spokesperson told Bloomberg that no personal data was stolen.

Lapsus$ doesn’t say why it stole the files. As far as we know, Samsung’s servers are not infected with ransomware and the criminals make no demands. The group tried to force Nvidia to remove the Lite Hash Rate limitation from GPUs and is now also offering the alleged source code for a million dollars for sale.

Screenshot of Samsung Hack’s Lapsus$

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