Source Code of CengageNow ILRN Application Leaked on Darknet!!

Source code refers to the list of human-readable instructions, which is run through a compiler to turn it into machine code that a computer can understand and execute. Source code leaks are usually caused by misconfiguration of software like CVS or FTP which allow people to get source files through exploits, software bugs, or employees that have access to the sources or part of them revealing the code in order to harm the company.

Recently, Cyble Research Unit (CRU) identified a credible threat actor who claims to be in possession of the source code of CengageNow ILRN application. CengageNOW is Cengage Learning’s eminent online learning system. Cengage is an educational content, technology, and services company for the higher education, K-12, professional, and library markets which has been operating in more than 20 countries around the world. Their ILRN application is a well-known digital solution for college students to grasp foreign languages—Spanish, French, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese.

During our research process, the Cyble Research Team got hold of some sensitive information related to this leak-:

• The threat actor seems to be selling the source code of the ILRN application at 1000 USD approximately.
• The source code leaks seem to be including all the programming configuration files and resources of the ILRN application.