(Reuters) – U.S. chipmaker Nvidia Corp stated on Tuesday a cyber attacker has leaked worker credentials and a few company proprietary information online after their techniques have been breached.
“We don’t have any proof of ransomware being deployed on the Nvidia setting or that that is associated to the Russia-Ukraine battle,” the company’s spokesperson stated in an announcement.
The Santa Clara, California-based company stated it grew to become conscious of the breach on Jan. 23. Nvidia added it was working to research the information that has been leaked and doesn’t anticipate any disruption to the company’s enterprise.
A ransomware outfit beneath the identify “Lapsus$” has reportedly claimed to be chargeable for the leak and seemingly has information concerning the schematics, drivers and firmware, amongst different information, concerning the graphics chips.
At a market cap of about $600 billion, Nvidia is essentially the most priceless chipmaker within the United States. It is understood for its graphics processing models (GPU) that improve videogaming experiences and superior pc simulations.
(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
