Vodafone officials are investigating data breach claims made by the same hacking group that recently targeted Samsung, CNBC reports. On March 7, the hacking group Lapsus$ asked subscribers on the Telegram application what they should leak next. As of March 10, Vodafone led the options with 56% of the vote. The other options were the source code of a Portuguese media company and two Argentine e-commerce companies. A Vodafone spokesperson confirmed to CNBC the company was aware of Lapsus$’s claims.
11 March 2022
Vodafone targeted by same hacking group that stole Samsung source code
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