"Samsung Source Codes Stolen"
Cybercriminals have broken into the network of South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics and stole various source codes. The source codes involved in the incident are related to the operation of the company’s Galaxy devices. While the company is yet to determine the full scope of the breach, Samsung said that no evidence had been found to suggest that any personal information belonging to its customers or employees had been compromised in the incident. Samsung noted that the cyberattack and data theft was unlikely to disrupt its business or directly impact its customers. Confirmation of the breach comes after hacking and data extortion group Lapsus$ claimed to have penetrated Samsung’s network earlier this month. On Friday, the cybercriminal group published 190GB of confidential data it claimed had been exfiltrated from the tech company. The published data reportedly contained source codes and biometric unlocking algorithms linked to Samsung and source code belonging to American multinational technology corporation Qualcomm.