Rather than asking for money, the LAPSUS$ hacking group demanded that Nvidia open-source its GPU drivers forever and remove its Ethereum cryptocurrency mining nerf from all Nvidia 30-series GPUs (such as newer variants of the RTX 3080).
But it’s evident that they desire money as well. The hackers have also announced publicly that they will sell a bypass for the crypto nerf for $1 million, and they briefly stated this morning that today’s disclosure would be postponed while they discussed terms with a potential buyer of Nvidia’s source code.
