Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’, and the purported Nvidia hackers are taking credit

Ubisoft skilled a “cyber safety incident” final week that briefly disrupted some video games, programs, and companies, the corporate reported Thursday. Ubisoft hasn’t mentioned who may be accountable, however on Friday night, the group who purportedly hacked Nvidia took credit score.

Ubisoft mentioned it believes that “at the moment there isn’t any proof any participant private data was accessed or uncovered as a by-product of this incident” and says that video games and companies at the moment are “functioning usually.” Out of warning, the corporate additionally “initiated a company-wide password reset.” When requested for remark, Ubisoft spokesperson Jessica Roache mentioned the corporate had no extra particulars to share.

Information of the incident arrives amid a current wave of high-profile hacks. Nvidia confirmed on March 1st that it was hacked and mentioned that the hackers are leaking worker credentials and proprietary data. Samsung mentioned on March seventh that hackers stole inside firm knowledge and supply code for Galaxy gadgets. The LAPSUS$ hacking group has taken accountability for these two breaches.

However that will not be all. On Friday, in a Telegram channel allegedly run by LAPSUS$, the group posted a hyperlink to this text and the smirking face emoji, seemingly taking accountability for the Ubisoft incident, too. In response to a person within the channel, the group “confirmed” that it didn’t goal Ubisoft’s buyer data. Ubisoft didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the claims.

Replace March eleventh, 7:36PM ET: Added {that a} group allegedly representing LAPSUS$ is taking credit score.