Microsoft is likely the latest victim of hacking group LAPSUS$, the same gang that hacked Samsung and Nvidia, after a sensitive screenshot has prompted the tech giant to investigate.
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Microsoft Hacked by LAPSUS?
As per a news story by Gizmodo, Microsoft has started its investigation of earlier claims saying that the extortion hacking group LAPSUS$ reportedly accessed the system of the tech giant.
It comes after the hacking group shared a sensitive screenshot on its Telegram accounts showing some information that appears to be from the cloud computing division of Microsoft.
The screenshots on the Telegram channel of LAPSUS$ include information, which seems to be from the developer account of Azure.
The leak specifically includes source code mentioning "Cortana," "Bing-Source," and "Bing_UX," which could suggest that it involves the virtual assistant of Microsoft.
However, Gizmodo noted in the same news story that the Telegram channel of the hacking gang has already deleted the sensitive screenshots regarding Microsoft that it previously posted.
But still, LAPSUS$ went on to say that it only deleted it "for now," but the group will be reposting the screenshots "later."
Microsoft Investigation
Meanwhile, Microsoft already confirmed that they are aware of the recent claims in its latest statement, adding that the tech giant is already investigating the potential hacking incident.
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According to a recent report by Bleeping Computer, Microsoft has yet to give any confirmation if the developer account for Azure has been compromised in a recent hack.
In addition to that, Microsoft also did not mention any demands that the massive hacking group might have asked them.
LAPSUS$ Hacking and Extortion
That said, Microsoft only confirmed that it is investigating claims saying that its systems were hacked.
It is worth noting that LAPSUS$ is known for hacking and extorting massive tech firms after accessing their sensitive data.
One of the latest extortion incidents involving LAPSUS$ was during its recent Nvidia hack, wherein the group asked for an odd and populist demand, which did not involve any money.
Instead, in a populist move, the hackers demanded Nvidia to make its GPU drivers open-source. On top of that, the extortion group also asked the giant tech firm to remove the Ethereum cryptocurrency mining limiters from its Nvidia 30 graphics cards.
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Written by Teejay Boris
