Nvidia Attacker Lapsus$ Breach 190GB Samsung Data, Galaxy Source Code

A hacking group called Lapsus$ has claimed the responsibility of attacking South Korean tech giant Samsung. The same group had targeted Nvidia earlier.

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New Delhi: A hacking group called Lapsus$ has claimed the responsibility of attacking South Korean tech giant Samsung. The same group had targeted Nvidia earlier and shared screenshots reportedly showing almost 200GB of stolen data, including source code used by Samsung for encryption and biometric unlocking functions on the Galaxy line of hardware, the media has reported.

The South Korean tech major has neither confirmed or denied the identity of the hackers and made no comments on whether encryption and biometrics were stolen. Samsung, however, mentioned that no personal data, belonging either to employees or customers, has been compromised. According to the company, cybersecurity measures have been taken to prevent further attacks.

“There was a security breach relating to certain internal company data,” Samsung was quoted as saying in a statement by news agency Bloomberg.

“According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source code relating to the operation of Galaxy devices, but does not include the personal information of our consumers or employees. Currently, we do not anticipate any impact to our business or customers. We have implemented measures to prevent further such incidents and will continue to serve our customers without disruption," the company added.

On Saturday, South American hacking group Lapsus$ claimed it successfully hacked the tech giant's system and obtained confidential data, including various source code related to authentication features, among others. Earlier, in its attack on Nvidia, the hacking group Lapsus$ tried to blackmail the company and threatened to leak data online unless the company removed cryptocurrency mining limiters from certain GPUs and made the drivers for these video cards open source.