On March 7, according to media reports, Samsung Electronics was recently attacked by the hacker group Lapsus$, resulting in the leakage of a large amount of confidential data. Qualcomm’s confidential source code. It is reported that these materials are split into three compressed files, which are downloaded by the outside world through a peer-to-peer network.
But it is strange that the hacker group has not contacted Samsung Electronics at present, nor mentioned the ransom, and the intention is unknown.
The above-mentioned report also stated that Lapsus$ had a previous “conspiracy”, which stole the confidential information of the chip giant Nvidia and asked the latter to release the graphics card mining lock and open source graphics card drivers. The Lapsus$ attack on Samsung Electronics may have a similar purpose.
Hacker groups attack tech giants regardless of industry. So far, Tesla, McDonald’s, Foxconn and other companies have been hacked. Around July last year, hackers launched a global ransomware attack that hit more than 1,000 companies, which was more harmful than a single hack.
Hacker organizations attacking tech giants has become a major hidden danger in the global tech circle, because tech giants have technical secrets and customer information. Once leaked, it will not only damage their own business interests, but also endanger the data security of customers.