--- title: Threat Actor Teases Source Code for Sale After Hack of... description: Hackers claim to have stolen approximately 860 GB of internal source code, developer documentation, and configuration files from Target's systems and are... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/threat-actor-teases-source-code-for-sale-after-hack-of-target-systems-2t12qvvjz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Threat Actor Teases Source Code for Sale After Hack of Target Systems | daily.dev og:description: Hackers claim to have stolen approximately 860 GB of internal source code, developer documentation, and configuration files from Target's systems and are... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/threat-actor-teases-source-code-for-sale-after-hack-of-target-systems-2t12qvvjz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2t12qvvjz.png og:image:alt: Threat Actor Teases Source Code for Sale After Hack of Target Systems og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Threat Actor Teases Source Code for Sale After Hack of Target Systems **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hackers claim to have stolen approximately 860 GB of internal source code, developer documentation, and configuration files from Target's systems and are offering the data for sale. The threat actor posted sample repositories on Gitea containing information about digital wallets, store networking tools, and identity services. Current and former Target employees confirmed the authenticity of the leaked code. The breach exposed internal Git servers that were accessible from the internet without VPN requirements, revealing CI/CD pipelines, Hadoop configurations, and employee details that could enable future attacks and social engineering campaigns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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