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Nvidia Hacked!

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Whoa...it turned out to be quite true. With the hackers giving Nvidia until Friday to release various trade secrets to open-source software developers. Or the hackers are prepared to release over 1TB of stolen data.

I suppose we'll find out in a matter of hours whether it's a bluff or not. Though Nvidia has apparently already admitted the hack took place and reported it to federal law enforcement.

Of course the hackers are also threatening to release the programming Nvidia developed that would make their video cards useless for cryptocurrency mining. If that happens, the market for otherwise gaming video cards could skyrocket again, very bad for gamers and computer users in general. Yet very good for Linux distro developers who might be able to dramatically improve Nvidia's video card performance. Though I can also see an army of corporate lawyers ready to pounce on anyone taking advantage of such proprietary data. It could all get quite messy. Supposedly both parties seem to claim this has nothing to do with the war in Europe.

Linus Torvald who invented the Linux Kernel is probably having a good day right now. Sort of like when Robin Hood and his merry men held up Sir Guy of Gisbourne in Sherwood Forest. He literally hates Nvidia and their callous attitude towards Linux distributions.

A hacker group has reportedly stolen Nvidia’s DLSS source code | VGC


Lot of money in most proprietary technologies. Unless it ain't proprietary any more. :eek:

I suppose the real story here is a worse-case scenario. A major technology company getting hacked is an inherently bad thing period. But we all know it can- and has happened. :oops:
 
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I wanted to buy Nvidia stock long ago. I like that company. I need to check out this story.
 
Aspychata said:
I wanted to buy Nvidia stock long ago. I like that company. I need to check out this story.
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War, pandemic, economic cycles....not a good time collectively to buy any stock. Though Warren Buffett might disagree with me. :eek:

But if there's any teeth to this story, we should find out shortly.
 
It's useless if Nvidia doesn't release it under GPL, and they know that, that's why they won't release source code even if they know the hackers aren't bluffing. I would happy tho if they actually got Nvidia to release their drivers under GPL with this stunt.
 
phantom said:
It's useless if Nvidia doesn't release it under GPL, and they know that, that's why they won't release source code even if they know the hackers aren't bluffing. I would happy tho if they actually got Nvidia to release their drivers under GPL with this stunt.
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I suspect the FBI has already briefed them to do absolutely nothing, even past their deadline. Then again if they're insured for this sort of thing, it may get even more complicated.

And then of course we have yet to ascertain whether this is truly a criminal matter or one of national security in the most dire sense. The hackers may operate out of South America, but that doesn't preclude them from being part of "The Usual Suspects".

The biggest "wild card" I see in this equation is whether or not such information can become open-source without any kind of repercussions resulting from aggressive litigation or even potential criminal prosecution. Someone would be "testing the waters" in a big way.
 
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Here it comes. According to one source (TechPowerUp) the hackers have used their stolen data from Nvidia to produce phony code signing certificates pertaining to Nvidia drivers for Windows PCs. That if downloaded and installed, they actually install malware- remote access trojan horses.

Intel's new "Arc" video card is looking a lot better at this point. :oops:

Nvidia stock is down nearly 7% today, though it's a bad day in general for the entire market. Linux looks a little better this afternoon. :rolleyes:

Don't even think about downloading new Nvidia drivers until Nvidia figures this one out. For the timed being even the most reliable download sites may well be compromised under such circumstances. Seems a clever way to get Nvidia's attention NOW.

TechPowerUp
 
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They do TV boxes. I heard they are very good for gaming. So this is something to be careful of. Some apps do warn you about personal data potentially being seen by others.

I think even the basic TV boxes are very good. But when they say 8K, etc, I don't think many of them display anything other than the basic resolution.
 
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