Lapsus$ is certainly making the rounds. It recently released what it claimed to be data and employee passwords stolen from Nvidia, a company that designs graphics processing units (GPUs) for the gaming and professional markets. BleepingComputer reports that it is unclear if Lapsus$ contacted Samsung for a ransom, as it claimed in the case of Nvidia.
“We were recently made aware that there was a security breach relating to certain internal company data. Immediately after discovering the incident, we strengthened our security system,” a Samsung spokesperson told CNBC.
“According to our initial analysis, the breach involves some source codes relating to the operation of Galaxy devices, but does not include the personal information of our consumers or employees.”
This is just the latest setback that Samsung has faced in recent weeks. Last week, Samsung made the news when phone owners reportedly experienced a slowdown of more than 10,000 apps.