Samsung has been the victim of an attack by hackers. Sensitive information including encryption keys and valuable code was reportedly stolen. It concerns 190 GB of data that is currently distributed through various servers and the consequences are not yet foreseeable.
Samsung attack
The ‘Lapsus$’ hacker group has come under fire from Samsung, reports Bleeping Computer† The group had shared a screenshot of code belonging to Samsung and the hackers also wrote what material was stolen from the servers. It would be very important data.
The hackers were given algorithms that control the fingerprint scanner or facial recognition on Samsung devices. In addition, the source code of the bootloader for Samsung phones has also been leaked. The bootloader is important software that allows your phone to boot securely and with the right apps and processes. Furthermore, hackers also received the code with which Samsung accounts can log in securely.
It concerns a total of 190 GB of data that has been downloaded by the hackers, and that data is currently already being offered on the internet. Using a torrent file, hackers spread the data across 400 different servers, making it even more difficult to stop spying. Lapsus$ indicates that it wants to deploy even more servers so that the data can be obtained even faster.
Consequences still unclear
An important question that arises is what exactly the consequences are for owners of Samsung devices. Are owners of Samsung phones and tablets now at risk? Samsung itself is still investigating the matter internally, the company has stated in its home country South Korea at The Korea Herald†
Everything indicates that a security risk for phones and tablets is certainly not inconceivable. Samsung may now be busy closing vulnerabilities for its devices with patches. We have asked Samsung Netherlands for a statement. Hopefully there will be more clarity soon about the consequences for Samsung users.
Previous Attack on NVIDIA
Earlier, the same hacker group also hit chip manufacturer NVIDIA. Contrary to the attack on Samsung, Ransomware was then used. That is, the hackers have encrypted data. Demands were made and only if NVIDIA met them would the company regain access to the data, otherwise the hackers would make the data public. The group demanded that a block be removed from the graphics cards that slows down the mining of the crypto currency Ethereum. Nothing is known about the outcome of the attack on NVIDIA either.
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