AMD appears to have been heavily stolen, according to a TorrentFreak report. Accordingly, an unknown hacker had access to an unprotected AMD server and there the Looted source codes for various graphics chips. The value of the data is said to total $ 100 million, and a buyer is being sought.
What data is it exactly?
According to TorrentFreak, the hacker wants to be in possession of the source codes of current and future graphics chips:
- Navi 21: Big Navi, possibly RX 5950 (XT) or RX 6xxx
- Arden: Xbox Series X graphics chip
- Navi 10: Radeon RX 5700, RX 5700 XT, RX 5600 (XT)
The sensitive data should have been in the hands of the hacker since November 2019. This puts the value at $ 100 million and offers it for sale via Github.
Are there already interested parties? So far, interest in the information seems to have been limited. If this continues to be the case, the hacker will make the data freely available, according to TorrentFreak.
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AMD has now closed corresponding github repositories, citing the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA for short.
Furthermore, the company claims that it has now addressed to law enforcement, but at the same time appeased:
"While we are aware that the perpetrator has other files that have not been released, we believe that the stolen graphic IP is not at the core of the competitiveness or security of our graphic products. We do not know that the perpetrator has additional IPs from AMD. "
"We are working closely with law enforcement officers and other experts on an ongoing criminal investigation."
