NVIDIA: cyberattack or ransomware? Internal security breached, the company confirms

NVIDIA confirmed to several US media that he was the victim of one breach of their own security informatica. “We stay investigating an accident. Our business and commercial activities continue smoothly. We are still working for vto evaluate the nature and extent of the event and at the moment we have no further information to share, “a spokesperson said.

The first to spread the news was the Telegraphaccording to which the world’s leading video card maker would have suffered a cyber attack such as to “completely compromise” internal systems, from emails to tools used by developers, for two days. Bloombergciting a source with knowledge of the facts, downplays the reconstruction by talking about an attack ransomware (capable of encrypting computer files making them inaccessible) of lesser range.

Furthermore, as some overseas sites point out, while the Telegraph reports that the attack would have brought NVIDIA’s email system to its knees, the spokesperson’s statement came from an internal address, which could mean two things: the first that not been attacked, the second that NVIDIA is restoring the situation hour after hour.

While waiting for NVIDIA to clarify what happened, many have thought of a Russian cyberattack in retaliation for the sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine. At the moment there is no confirmation on this, just as there are none on any loss / theft of data relating to the company’s business, projects under development and users who use its services.

It would be ironic if the problem originated after some NVIDIA engineer downloaded the tool that, in recent days, promised to unlock the power of the GeForce LHR in cryptocurrency mining, but which later turned out to be a vehicle for malware. and who knows what other “crap”.

Should it instead be a Russian attack, the United States could respond harshly, as announced by President Biden. “If Russia proceeds with cyberattacks against our companies and critical infrastructures we are ready to respond,” he said.