Xbox Series X-källkod stulen av hackare som kräver en miljard kronor

En hackare har enligt Torrentfreak kommit över källkod för Navi10, den kommande Navi21 och Arden GPU-chopet som används i Xbox Series X. Detta medges delvis av AMD själva, som skriver:

"At AMD, data security and the protection of our intellectual property are a priority. In December 2019, we were contacted by someone who claimed to have test files related to a subset of our current and future graphics products, some of which were recently posted online, but have since been taken down.

While we are aware the perpetrator has additional files that have not been made public, we believe the stolen graphics IP is not core to the competitiveness or security of our graphics products. We are not aware of the perpetrator possessing any other AMD IP.
We are working closely with law enforcement officials and other experts as a part of an ongoing criminal investigation."

Hackaren vill nu ha $100 miljoner (runt en miljard kronor) för att inte läcka allt till allmänheten. AMD kommer sannolikt inte betala eftersom de inte anser det vara en viktig del som hamnat på avvägar och som inte heller påverkar säkerheten eller deras konkurrensförmåga.