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Nvidia hackers selling software unlock for graphics card crypto mining limiters

[ad_1] A hacking group that infiltrated Nvidia servers last month is attempting to sell software that could unlock crypto mining hash rate limiters on the firm’s flagship graphics cards. A South American hacking group going by the name LAPSUS$ claims to have stolen a terabyte of data from Nvidia servers in late February. The group is now offering software in the form of a customized driver to unlock limiters the company has put on its high-end graphics cards. Nvidia stated that it became aware of the incident on Feb. 23,…

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Nvidia again limiting crypto mining on its RTX-3060 gaming graphics card

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[ad_1] Graphics card giant Nvidia is quietly reintroducing a hash rate limiter on its RTX 3060 series graphics cards in an effort to disincentivize cryptocurrency miners. On April 29 the company issued the GeForce 466.27 driver that reintroduces RTX 3060 cryptomining limiter. GeForce 466.27 driver release notes, Source: Nvidia According to sources reported by computer news site Videocardz, Nvidia will release the new ‘Lite Hash Rate’ models in mid-May which will be almost identical to previous versions of the same cards. The gaming giant had originally limited the hash on…

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