LAPSUS$ data extortion group claims to have a huge collection of confidential data stolen from Samsung Electronics, which has confirmed a security breach. Credit: PeopleImages / Getty Images South Korean consumer giant Samsung has reportedly suffered a major data breach with extortion group LAPSUS$ claiming to have access to 190GB of Samsung information. Ransomware is believed to be the attack method used by LAPSUS$ to target Samsung, which has confirmed a security breach of certain internal company data. The incident comes just a week after the same group released a 20GB document archive from 1TB of data stolen from graphics chip maker Nvidia.Attackers claim to have 190GB of Samsung dataThe ransomware group first teased the data haul on Friday, March 4, with a snapshot of C/C++ directives in Samsung software. A description of the leak was subsequently published that cited source code for every Trusted Applet installed in Samsung’s TrustZone environment used for encryption, access control, and hardware cryptography. LAPSUS$ posted three torrent files adding up to 190GB, supposedly containing the stolen data. Included in the torrent was a short description for the content available in each of the three archives, according to Bleeping Computer:Part one contains a dump of source code and related data about Security/Defense/Knox/Bootloader/TrustedApps and various other items.Part two contains a dump of source code and related data about device security and encryption.Part three contains various repositories from Samsung Github: mobile defense engineering, Samsung account backend, Samsung pass backend/frontend, and SES.Samsung confirms security breach of internal company dataIn a statement to Bloomberg today, a Samsung spokesperson confirmed that a security breach had occurred. “There was a security breach relating to certain internal company data,” Samsung said. “According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source code relating to the operation of Galaxy devices but does not include the personal information of our consumers or employees. Currently, we do not anticipate any impact to our business or customers. We have implemented measures to prevent further such incidents and will continue to serve our customers without disruption.” Related content feature Ransomware recovery: 8 steps to successfully restore from backup The best way to recover from a ransomware attack is to have a reliable and fast backup process. Here's how to do it. By Maria Korolov 02 Sep 2024 17 mins Ransomware Malware Backup and Recovery news Ransomware feared in the cyberattack on US oil services giant Halliburton reportedly sent emails to suppliers with indicators of compromise confirming a ransomware attack. By Shweta Sharma 30 Aug 2024 3 mins Ransomware feature 15 infamous malware attacks: The first and the worst Whether by dumb luck or ruthless skill, these malware attacks left their mark on the internet. By Josh Fruhlinger and John Leyden 30 Aug 2024 16 mins Ransomware Cyberattacks Malware news Iranian threat actors targeting businesses and governments, CISA, Microsoft warn Pioneer Kitten and Peach Sandstorm both believed to be state sponsored. By Howard Solomon 29 Aug 2024 7 mins Ransomware Cyberattacks Malware PODCASTS VIDEOS RESOURCES EVENTS SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe