Samsung

Samsung (Korean: 삼성, which translates to "3 stars" in English) is a South Korean headquartered in , . It is the largest (business conglomerate) in South Korea. In January 2021, Samsung vice-chairman and de facto leader began serving a prison sentence for bribery and embezzlement.Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong sentenced to 30 months in prison in bribery case by Reuters, South China Morning Post. 2021-01-18. He was pardoned in August 2022 as Samsung struggled with .Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee pardoned for crimes, just like his father by Jon Porter, The Verge. 2022-08-12.
Its subsidiary Samsung Electronics manufactures mobile devices, with some models previously based on Palm and the Windows Phone mobile operating systems.Samsung’s Smartphone History: From Zero to Galaxy S4 by Sascha Segan, PC Magazine. 2013-03-12. It has since primarily adopted Android, a competitor with Apple's iOS and iPadOS-based mobile product lines. Samsung also produced electronic components for use in Apple products.LG gets orders for 20M OLED iPhone screens this year, ending Samsung monopoly by Ben Lovejoy, 9to5Mac. 2020-05-27.
==Work with Apple==
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Apple used Samsung as a manufacturer of screens and processors for its early iPhone models. After Apple accused Samsung of copying its technology in its mobile devices, a legal battle was initiated between the two companies. Apple prevailed in the lawsuit, causing Samsung to pledge to create a "firewall" to prevent unauthorized transfer of technology from its manufacturing to its mobile divisions.In wake of Apple ruling, Samsung's internal 'firewall' between divisions protects key partnership, by Chris Welch, The Verge. 2012-08-27. However, Apple took its mobile processor manufacturing business to TSMC.Apple shift to TMSC for iPhone may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses, by Mike Wuerthele, Apple Insider. 2016-12-13. In 2020, Apple began shifting orders for future iPhone screens from Samsung to LG.
==2022 hack==
In 2022, about 190 GB of sensitive data was allegedly stolen from Samsung. A group known as Lapsus$ began leaking the data through s that included:
*Algorithms for biometric unlocking.
*Bootloader source code for all recent Samsung devices.
*Confidential source code from .
*Source code for Samsung's activation servers and authentication of Samsung accounts.
*Source code for trusted software used by Samsung for cryptography, encryption, and access control.Hackers leak 190GB of alleged Samsung data, source code by Ionut Ilascu, BleepingComputer. 2022-03-02.
Samsung acknowledged the security breach of company data, including source code related to the operation of its Galaxy devices, but stated that it did not anticipate any impact on its business or customers.Hackers Breach Samsung Company Data, Galaxy Smartphone Source Code, Nasdaq. 2022-03-08.
==Videos==
Samsung Issues New Warning for Galaxy Note 7s
Samsung phones are Blowing Up - Here’s Why.
==References==
==External links==
*Samsung official site
* and at Wikipedia
 
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