Samsung Confirms Lapsus$ Ransomware Attacks

Samsung Confirms Lapsus_ Ransomware Attacks-01

After the leak of data allegedly released from chipmaker NVIDIA, the ransomware group Lapsus $ has hit another international company among its victims – this time releasing data allegedly stolen from Samsung Electronics.

The electronics giant confirmed in a press statement that “security breaches” had occurred related to internal company data – but said customer and employee data had not been affected.

Earlier Lapsus $ announced on its Telegram channel that it had hit Samsung and released screenshots as proof, including biometric verification information and source code from both Samsung and one of its suppliers, Qualcomm.

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