A hacker group has reportedly stolen Nvidia’s DLSS source code
A hacker group has reportedly claimed responsibility for last week’s Nvidia cyber attack and the source code for the company’s popular DLSS technology could be among the data allegedly stolen.
TechPowerUp claims to have received an image from an anonymous source claiming to show the C++ files, headers and assets that make up DLSS. “Our tipsters who sent this screenshot are examining the code to see the inner workings of DLSS,” it states.
It’s been claimed by various sources, including TechPowerUp, that the LAPSUS$ hacking group has claimed responsibility for the hack, and that it claims to have stolen around 1TB of data from America’s largest microchip company, including schematics, drivers and firmware data.
It’s claimed that the group has now released part of their files to the public in form of a 75GB download encompassing over 400,000 files. According to images circulating on social media, this includes employees’ passwords.
The leak has not been independently verified by VGC and Nvidia has not commented publicly on the latest claims.
If accurate, the leak could reveal the secrets behind the popular DLSS upscaling tech and empower community creators to bring the feature to other platforms such as Linux.
While rival graphics firms AMD and Intel, which have launched their own DLSS alternatives in MD FSR and Intel XeSS, would also no doubt be keen to see any leaked files, incorporating any learnings into their own products would certainly lead to legal consequences.
DLSS (deep learning super sampling) is a feature exclusive to Nvidia’s RTX graphics cards and works by using AI to upscale the resolution of PC games, effectively allowing players to achieve higher graphical settings and better frame rates from their systems.
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