{"id":411316,"date":"2022-03-02T08:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T05:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nvidia-hackers-selling-software-unlock-for-graphics-card-crypto-mining-limiters\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T05:50:41","slug":"nvidia-hackers-selling-software-unlock-for-graphics-card-crypto-mining-limiters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nvidia-hackers-selling-software-unlock-for-graphics-card-crypto-mining-limiters\/","title":{"rendered":"# Nvidia hackers selling software unlock for graphics card crypto mining limiters"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Nvidia hackers selling software unlock for graphics card crypto mining limiters <\/strong>”
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A hacking group that infiltrated Nvidia servers last month is attempting to sell software that could unlock crypto mining hash rate limiters on the firm\u2019s flagship graphics cards.<\/p>\n

A South American hacking group going by the name LAPSUS$ claims to have stolen a terabyte of data from Nvidia servers in late February. The group is now offering software in the form of a customized driver to unlock limiters the company has put on its high-end graphics cards.<\/p>\n

Nvidia stated that it became aware of the incident on Feb. 23, and stated, according to reports<\/a> on Mar. 2: <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are aware that the threat actor took employee credentials and some Nvidia proprietary information from our systems and has begun leaking it online.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The cybercriminal group has been trying to extort the California-based company through a Telegram channel. In addition to leaking sensitive personal data that it pilfered, the group is offering to bypass limits on Nvidia\u2019s RTX 3000 series<\/a> graphics cards to enable higher hash rates for Ethereum mining.<\/p>\n

On March 1, PCMag revealed screenshots from the group\u2019s channel which stated \u201cthis leak contains source code and highly confidential\/secret data from various parts of Nvidia GPU driver, Falcon, LHR, and such.\u201d<\/p>\n

LHR refers to \u201cLite Hash Rate\u201d which is a limiter the company introduced to de-tune its GPUs in 2021 to deter crypto miners from snapp<\/a>ing them all up, leaving some for its core market of PC game<\/a>rs.<\/p>\n

The hacking group is also attempting to hold Nvidia to ransom with demands that it remove the limiter from all RTX 3000 series cards and make drivers open-source. It has given the company until March 4 to make a decision.<\/p>\n

Related:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em><\/strong>Nvidia again limiting crypto mining on its RTX-3060 gaming graphics card<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphics card prices and availability has been a bane for gamers for the past two years, escalating their angst against crypto miners and the industry in general<\/a>.<\/p>\n

High-end GPUs can cost upwards of $1,800 if in stock, and lower-spec models are very hard to come by leading to the emergence of a used-card market where prices for older graphics cards often exceed what they cost originally in certain regions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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