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We're told that modern war will include the elements of cyber war, and now, as war rages in Europe, we look to our networks with renewed vigilance. In this context, the news of a stolen NVIDIA private key seems especially alarming.
Dear Reader,
We're told that modern war will include the elements of cyber war, and now, as war rages in Europe, we look to our networks with renewed vigilance. In this context, the news of a stolen NVIDIA private key seems especially alarming. Although this event is not related to any military conflict, and does not appear to be a state-sponsored act, it is yet another wake-up call about how far we have to go before we can truly say that our systems are secure.
In early March, reports trickled in about bogus binaries that were signed with an NVIDIA code-signing certificate but not created by NVIDIA [1]. According to the reports, the attack appears related to a recent intrusion on NVIDIA's internal systems by the Lapsus$ ransomware gang.
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