NVIDIA Confirms Proprietary Information Stolen – Notify Law Enforcement

Those who read us frequently know that for a few days now one of the hot topics the hacker attack suffered by NVIDIA. We talked about it several times, the last just a few hours ago after the data stolen by the attack began to circulate on the web. After days of silence, and perhaps hearing our prayers, NVIDIA sent us an official note which we report entirely:

“On February 23, 2022, NVIDIA learned of a cybersecurity incident, which impacted our IT assets. Immediately upon finding out about the incident, we strengthened our network, worked with experts in response to cybersecurity attacks, and alerted law enforcement.

We have no evidence of ransomware currently on NVIDIA networks or that this attack is related to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. However, we are aware that the perpetrators of the attack have come into possession of the credentials of some of our employees and some proprietary NVIDIA information taken from our systems and started sharing it online. Our team working to analyze this information. There is no disruption to our business and the services we offer to our customers as a result of this incident.

Security is an issue that is very important to us at NVIDIA and we invest every day to keep our code and our products safe every day. “

NVIDIA confirms the attack againdismisses the rumors of a possible ransomware in its network of systems but, above all, explains that the bad guys have “come in possession of the credentials of some of our employees and some proprietary information NVIDIA taken from our systems and started sharing them online. “How they got those credentials is not currently known.

Experts in response to cybersecurity attacks and law enforcement are following the company in these hours to help it understand how to react to the attack and how to strengthen its security, all in continuity with the business. Meanwhile, hacker group Lapsus $ threatens to sell what is needed to bypass the cryptocurrency mining performance limiter placed on GeForce GPUs and to publish other sensitive information.

Below is the NVIDIA press release also in English if foreign sites wish to resume it:

“On February 23, 2022, NVIDIA became aware of a cybersecurity incident which impacted IT resources. Shortly after discovering the incident, we further hardened our network, engaged cybersecurity incident response experts, and notified law enforcement.

We have no evidence of ransomware being deployed on the NVIDIA environment or that this is related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, we are aware that the threat actor took employee credentials and some NVIDIA proprietary information from our systems and has begun leaking it online. Our team is working to analyze that information. We do not anticipate any disruption to our business or our ability to serve our customers as a result of the incident.

Security is a continuous process that we take very seriously at NVIDIA and we invest in the protection and quality of our code and products daily”.