UPDATE: Samsung’s confidential source code leaked in massive security breach

Update- 

Samsung has been silent since the breach, but has finally approached to release a statement:

“We were recently made aware that there was a security breach relating to certain internal company data. Immediately after discovering the incident, we strengthened our security system. According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source codes 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 on our business or customers. We have implemented measures to prevent further such incidents and will continue to serve our customers without disruption.”

Original Article:

Samsung has reportedly had a massive security breach, with hackers claiming to have leaked nearly 190 gigabytes of data, including source code and biometric unlocking algorithms. According to the report, the Lapsus$ hacking group released 190-gigabytes of confidential data claimed to have been taken from Samsung.

As per the report, the data leak originally played by the group included a snapshot of the C/C ++ instruction in the Samsung software. The group expanded its description of the leak, saying it contained “secret Samsung source code”.

The questionable code is said to be the source of every trusted Applet in Samsung’s TrustZone environment, which handles sensitive tasks such as hardware cryptography and access control.

It includes biometric unlock operation algorithm, boot loader source for recent devices, activation server source code, and complete source code used to authenticate and authenticate Samsung accounts.

When a group distributes data leaks via torrents, it is not known how much data the group has accessed. It is also unclear whether the hackers tried to take a ransom from Samsung, but said it had demanded one from Nvidia over a recent breach.

On the other hand, the company is also tackling a scandal over Throttling, in which the software limits the performance of more than 10,000 apps, but is not a benchmarking tool. Samsung said it was working on an update to resolve the complaints.’

//Via