Nvidia's Sensitive Data Remains Vulnerable To Ransomware Group's Deadline Which Ends Today

The Lapsus$ ransomware group threatened to leak Nvidia Corp NVDA “most closely-guarded secrets” today unless it met their demands, TechCrunch reports.
Lapsus$ told Nvidia to remove its controversial Lite Hash Rate (LHR) feature, limiting the Ethereum mining capabilities of its RTX 30 series graphics cards.
Lapsus$ also wanted Nvidia to open-source its graphics chip drivers for macOS, Windows, and Linux devices until March 4 to comply.
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Lapsus$ claimed to have taken a terabyte of data from the chipmaker. Lapsus$ had already started leaking data.
According to Have I Been Pwned website, the hackers stole the credentials of more than 71,000 Nvidia employees.
Several Nvidia email addresses known to TechCrunch appeared compromised, according to its checks.
The data included email addresses and Windows password hashes, according to HIBP, “many of which were subsequently cracked and circulated within the hacking community.”
Price Action: NVDA shares traded lower by 4.41% at $226.29 on the last check Friday.

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