Just read from dualshockers:
The Xbox Series X is due to launch later this year, and there’s now a hostage situation unfolding as a hacker claims to have hacked into an unprotected computer and nicked the graphics source code files. The source codes are being held ransom for a pretty hefty sum.
As expected, AMD is working closely with law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, TorrentFreak states that AMD has filed “at least” two DMCA takedown notices against Github repos that hosted some of the “stolen” source codes for what is believed to be related to AMD’s Navi and Arden GPUs. The Xbox Series X’s GPU is rumored to be the latter.
TorrentFreak followed the situation and the DMCA takedown notices to reach out to the person behind the repo, who said, “In November 2019, I found AMD Navi GPU hardware source codes in a hacked computer,” they add “The source code was unexpectedly achieved from an unprotected computer//server through some exploits. I later found out about the files inside it. They weren’t even protected properly or even encrypted with anything which is just sad.”
The hacker that the source for Xbox Series X GPU is part of the package they stole from the computer. “I haven’t spoken to AMD about it because I am pretty sure that instead of accepting their mistake and moving on, they will try to sue me. So why not just leak it to everyone?” they told TorrentFreak.
How much is the hacker holding the files ransom for? Apparently they’re valuing them at $100m and “If I get no buyer I will just leak everything,” they stated. The fact that AMD is taking this matter seriously and issuing a statement points to these files being legit. It just seems to be a case of what happens next.
The Xbox Series X is due to launch later this year, and there’s now a hostage situation unfolding as a hacker claims to have hacked into an unprotected computer and nicked the graphics source code files. The source codes are being held ransom for a pretty hefty sum.
As expected, AMD is working closely with law enforcement officials. Meanwhile, TorrentFreak states that AMD has filed “at least” two DMCA takedown notices against Github repos that hosted some of the “stolen” source codes for what is believed to be related to AMD’s Navi and Arden GPUs. The Xbox Series X’s GPU is rumored to be the latter.
TorrentFreak followed the situation and the DMCA takedown notices to reach out to the person behind the repo, who said, “In November 2019, I found AMD Navi GPU hardware source codes in a hacked computer,” they add “The source code was unexpectedly achieved from an unprotected computer//server through some exploits. I later found out about the files inside it. They weren’t even protected properly or even encrypted with anything which is just sad.”
The hacker that the source for Xbox Series X GPU is part of the package they stole from the computer. “I haven’t spoken to AMD about it because I am pretty sure that instead of accepting their mistake and moving on, they will try to sue me. So why not just leak it to everyone?” they told TorrentFreak.
How much is the hacker holding the files ransom for? Apparently they’re valuing them at $100m and “If I get no buyer I will just leak everything,” they stated. The fact that AMD is taking this matter seriously and issuing a statement points to these files being legit. It just seems to be a case of what happens next.
