Hackers leak 190GB of data taken in alleged Samsung breach
L33tdawg: 190GB including internal source code is some seriously huge leak :/
Samsung has allegedly suffered a major security breach, with hackers claiming to have leaked approximately 190 gigabytes of data, including source code and biometric unlocking algorithms.
On Friday, the Lapsus$ hacking group published a 190-gigabyte trove of confidential data that it claims to have seized from Samsung Electronics. If genuine, the leak may be a big security problem for the Apple rival.
The data leak was originally teased by the group on Friday as including a snapshot of C/C++ directives in Samsung software, reports Bleeping Computer. The group then expanded on its description of the leak, saying it contained "confidential Samsung source code." The code in question was said to include the source for every Trusted Applet in Samsung's TrustZone environment, which handles sensitive tasks such as hardware cryptography and access control. It also apparently includes biometric unlock operation algorithms, the bootloader source for recent devices, activation server source code, and the full source code used to authenticate and authorize Samsung accounts.
