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Microsoft investigates after Lapsus$ gang brags of Bing, Cortana code heist
If boasts are legit, Windows giant will join Nvidia, Samsung, others as victims
The Register ^
| 3-21-22
| Jessica Lyons Hardcastle
Posted on 03/21/2022 8:16:49 PM PDT by dynachrome
The Lapsus$ extortion gang briefly alleged over the weekend it had compromised Microsoft.
The devil-may-care cyber-crime ring has previously boasted of breaking into Nvidia, Samsung, Ubisoft, and others. Its modus operandi is to infiltrate a big target's network, exfiltrate sensitive internal data, and then make demands to prevent the public release of this material – and perhaps just release some of it anyway.
"We are aware of the claims and are investigating," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Register on Monday.
On Saturday and Sunday, the crooks shared then deleted on Telegram screenshots suggesting they had broken into Microsoft's internal DevOps environment, as spotted by infosec bod Dominic Alvieri. The screenshot shows internal projects including Bing and Cortana's source code, and WebXT compliance engineering projects.
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: cortana; hack; lapsuss; microsoft; okta; windows; windowspinglist
""Normally you wouldn’t give credibility to a snapshot," tweeted Alvieri, "but Lapsus has breached Samsung, Impresa, Mercado Libre, Ubisoft, and Nvidia." The researcher said Microsoft and Vodafone have allegedly been hit, adding that the brag about the Windows giant seems "credible so far and reputation is at stake."
If the screenshots are legit, this would be a major security breach for the American IT titan. "
To: dynachrome
Could be a fun time, if true.
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:17:22 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: All
As long as they don’t hack the Linux code, I’m okay.
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:20:46 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Instead of Build Back Better, how about put it back the way you found it?)
To: dynachrome
Wonder how much MS paid them to take Cortana?
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:22:23 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: dynachrome
They’ve corrupted Clippy!
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:32:54 PM PDT
by
oblomov
To: dynachrome; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; ..
(a week goes by) The Lapsus$ Gang has returned all the *****y Bing and Cortana code to Microsoft...
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:35:56 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: dynachrome
From the Register:
Updated to add at 0245 UTC Lapsus$ has claimed on its Telegram channel tonight that it has leaked in a downloadable archive file most of the Bing Maps source code, and about half of the Bing and Cortana code. The gang also claims to have compromised LG Electronics for the second time in a year.
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:43:17 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dynachrome; Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ...
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:45:32 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: BipolarBob
>
As long as they don’t hack the Linux code, I’m okay What you did there, I see it.
"Nobody can steal what you openly share with anyone."
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:49:39 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: SunkenCiv
>
The Lapsus$ Gang has returned... They discovered that they had accidentally stolen the source code to BOB. When they realized their tragic error, they offered to replace the BOB code -twice-.
(Old joke, accordion, front seat of car, broken window...)
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:52:59 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: oblomov
>
They’ve corrupted Clippy! "Is that even possible? ... Yes it is ..."
(Cue the aliens guy from the History Channel.)
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:56:04 PM PDT
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: oblomov
Somebody's kidnapped Clippy?? tell me it isn't so. MS will just have to pay the ransom, I don't care how much it is (as long as it isn't over 43 cents).
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posted on
03/21/2022 8:56:19 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Instead of Build Back Better, how about put it back the way you found it?)
To: dayglored
Of course, now they can’t rid their systems of the talking paperclip.
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posted on
03/21/2022 9:05:36 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: dynachrome
Anything that screws the evil monster Bill Gates is ok in my book.
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posted on
03/22/2022 5:04:38 AM PDT
by
Openurmind
(The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. ~ D. Bonhoeffer)
To: dayglored
DON’T USE BING!
I use Duck-Duck-Go and Startpage.................
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posted on
03/22/2022 5:19:45 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: oblomov
That little bitch was corrupt when he was born.
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posted on
03/22/2022 7:28:32 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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