This week, Lapsus$ was in the news again, this time claiming to have attacked and accessed source code from Microsoft. On Sunday, the hackers revealed the details of their new conquest on their Telegram channel.
According to Lapsus$, the supposed Microsoft source code included data for Bing, Cortana, and other projects that Microsoft has been working on behind the scenes.
And just 24 hours later, the hacker gang released the information in the form of a torrent containing over 250 projects from Microsoft’s repository. While uploading the torrent, Lapsus$ notified potential users that the source code contained 90% of Bing’s code and 45% of Bing Maps and Cortana code.
The source code belongs to Microsoft, according to multiple reports citing researchers, and the source code package contains emails and documents used by Microsoft engineers to launch mobile apps. Microsoft, for one, appears to be aware of the situation and is allegedly looking into it.
Microsoft is the latest IT behemoth to fall prey to Lapsus$ in recent months. Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft, and Vodafone are among the companies that have been targeted by the hacker organisation. The group’s operating procedures have remained consistent. They have targeted the companies’ source code repositories and made them publicly available on the internet.
Lapsus$ evidently appreciates media attention, and despite the fact that the hacking group’s motivation for targeting these companies is unknown, the hacking group has amassed a sizable Telegram following over the years.
It has roughly 8,000 Telegram followers and 33,000 subscribers on the main channel, where it provides new developments, leaks, and attacks. In fact, they use the platform to converse with their so-called followers.