NVIDIA might've just been hit with a cyberattack that's causing a few outages within the company.
According to a report by Windows Central, the purported cybersecurity breach has targeted internal email systems and developer tools. However, top management still didn't confirm whether the issues were caused by an actual cyberattack or not.
For now, all that NVIDIA said is that it is investigating a certain incident. A spokesperson claimed in an original report from the Telegraph that the company has no additional information to share for now.
As per the report, an insider says that the intrusion "completely compromised" internal systems. Despite this, some email services within the company were working just fine last February 25th. It is also still unclear whether the breach led to data being stolen or deleted from NVIDIA or its customers. They've also not identified a potential suspect yet.
WCCFTech shared more details about the potential intrusion in another report. Apparently, one of the biggest concerns for Team Green right now is that someone might have put "something" in one of the software updates that they push out. They didn't indicate which updates these are, but it could be safe to assume that this includes graphics card drivers.
The company has also apparently stated how this could be like the devastating SolarWinds hack, which involved the hackers slipping malicious code into a software called "Orion." This software, in turn, was being used by over 33,000 SolarWinds customers, as reported by Business Insider.
Team Green has assured through a spokesperson that they're doing what they can to mitigate the situation. Among their efforts include trying to see if anything has been changed to software that they ship to clients and customers, as per the original Telegraph report.
The Effects Of A Potential NVIDIA Cyberattack
As previously mentioned, Team Green is likening the intrusion to what happened during the SolarWinds breach. The software that SolarWinds customers use was allegedly altered by the hackers unbeknownst to its users, granting them unfettered access to systems.
If and when NVIDIA does confirm the cybersecurity breach, the ones who are in obvious danger are those who own the company's products-specifically their graphics cards. There could be a chance that the drivers people download straight from NVIDIA's website could be infected with malware designed to do almost anything at this point.
So if you own an NVIDIA graphics card, whether it's an old or new one, be wary. Maybe you can hold off on downloading that new Game Ready driver for now-specifically now that "Elden Ring" is out-to ensure that your computer is as safe as it can be from a potential intrusion.
However, do not take this information as definitive confirmation of an attack on Team Green. They indicated that they're still investigating the matter, so nothing is confirmed as of this writing.
This is a developing story.
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Written by RJ Pierce
