Samsung cracked, 190 GB of data in the wild, including critical source code.
Computer hacking is becoming more and more common, with a variety of consequences. Data theft can be very significant. The last example concerns Samsung, and in total, the hackers managed to get their hands on at least 190 GB of data. Are there reasons for the general public to be concerned? Explanation.
Samsung hacked, 190 GB of data in the wild
A few days ago, NVIDIA was the victim of a hack. A lot of internal data has been released online, and some even hint that NVIDIA may be working with Nintendo on a new chip for the next generation Switch console. Today, it looks like Samsung has become the second tech giant in recent days to be hit by such an attack.
The Lapsus$ group, which claimed responsibility for the attack, has released at least 190GB of data that they claim was from Samsung. According to the group in question, this data contains “Samsung confidential source code”, code that will be used for trusted applets in the Samsung TrustZone environment.
including critical source code
For those who do not know, it is in such environments that critical tasks are solved, such as hardware-based cryptography or access control, as well as biometric unlock algorithms. Items such as the bootloader or server activation code are also stored here. This means that, in theory, those who have access to this code can reverse engineer it to bypass these elements.
Asked by the Korea Herald, the South Korean giant told the daily newspaper that he is aware of the situation, but it is currently unknown how the company intends to respond and how vulnerable the brand’s devices are now. Let’s hope that the consequences will not be too significant and, above all, it will always be possible to ensure the safety of these devices.