Samsung has been hacked. The Korean giant confirmed this week that hackers had stolen the source code for the firm's popular Galaxy smartphones and tablets.
"We were recently made aware that there was a security breach relating to certain internal company data," Samsung said in a statement to SamMobile. "Immediately after discovering the incident, we strengthened our security system."
The Lapsus$ hacker group claimed responsibility for the digital heist, which saw them make off with 190GB of data including the source code for Samsung's Knox, which protects things like passwords, biometrics data, and your payment information.
Chris Vaughan, from infosec firm Tanium, told The Register: "Some specific parts of the code that have been leaked are key security components... this could make cracking and breaking into phones easier. I expect attackers to test if biometric security controls such as fingerprint and face ID can be bypassed."
In other words, Vaughan believes your privacy could be at risk. Although, the operative word is "could". There is currently no evidence that Samsung users have been impacted by the data theft, and the company has promised to "continue to serve our customers without disruption".
