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Target employees confirm leaked source code is authentic (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmydev2@infosec.pub to c/pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub

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Multiple current and former Target employees confirmed that leaked source code samples posted by a threat actor match real internal systems. The company also rolled out an "accelerated" lockdown of its Git server, requiring VPN access, a day after being contacted by BleepingComputer. [...]

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[–] BaroqueInMind@piefed.social 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

What a dogshit article. Source code for what? What software is this retail store developing that requires a closed-source github repo?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Whatever software or algorithm they use to send you coupons for baby bottles & diapers before you even know you're pregnant?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What was that, fifteen years ago?

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, and it was before everyone and their mother had smartphones, so I can only imagine what magnitude of info they're privy to these days

[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Seriously!

And the first thing the article says is that they exclusively reported that random source code is trying to be sold.

Literally who cares?