---
title: "Nvidia security incident"
description: "What the retained public evidence establishes about the Nvidia incident, its attack path, impact, and response."
incident_type: "Cybersecurity incident"
status: "active"
last_modified: "2026-09-19"
canonical_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/nvidia-security-incident-2022"
markdown_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/nvidia-security-incident-2022.md"
stix_url: "https://www.ally.security/incidents/nvidia-security-incident-2022/stix.json"
---

# Nvidia security incident

The retained public source documents this consequence of the Nvidia incident: 1TB proprietary data stolen (source code, credentials), leaked after ransom-like demand.

Last modified Sep 19, 2026 · 1 source

## Summary

- **Environment:** Semiconductor/Tech
- **Operational impact:** 1TB proprietary data stolen (source code, credentials), leaked after ransom-like demand
- **Financial impact:** No financial figure is established by the reviewed source evidence

## What happened

The reviewed public record documents a cybersecurity incident involving NVIDIA in 2022. It does not establish the initial access path with enough specificity to describe it here. [1](#source-1)

The documented consequence was: 1TB proprietary data stolen (source code, credentials), leaked after ransom-like demand. [1](#source-1)

## Impact

- Documented impact: 1TB proprietary data stolen (source code, credentials), leaked after ransom-like demand. [1](#source-1)
- No financial loss, ransom amount, recovery cost, or regulatory penalty is established by the reviewed source evidence.

## Threat Group & Attack Vector

The reviewed source does not establish a sufficiently specific initial-access vector. The article therefore does not infer credentials, malware, a vulnerability, or a social-engineering path.

### Actors

- No threat actor group has been identified in the reviewed public evidence.

### TTPs

- No specific MITRE ATT\&CK technique is currently mapped for this case.

## Response

The retained source reports coordination with law enforcement as part of the incident response. [1](#source-1)

This account is bounded to [NVIDIA Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581022000036/nvda-20220130.htm). Details absent from that evidence are left unresolved rather than inferred. [1](#source-1)

## Assets

[Download the case-scoped STIX 2.1 bundle](<https://www.ally.security/incidents/nvidia-security-incident-2022/stix.json>)

## Sources

Primary source records used to research this incident.

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### NVIDIA Form 10-K

regulatory · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

<https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581022000036/nvda-20220130.htm>

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<summary>Evidence ledger</summary>

Review the supporting structured claims.

1. **Resulted In · 90% confidence · current**  
   Nvidia security incident: The retained source reports coordination with law enforcement as part of the incident response.
2. **Resulted In · 84% confidence · current**  
   Nvidia security incident: 1TB proprietary data stolen (source code, credentials), leaked after ransom-like demand.
3. **Resulted In · 100% confidence · current**  
   Nvidia security incident: The reviewed source documents the nvidia security incident involving NVIDIA.
4. **Affected Organization · 100% confidence · current**  
   Nvidia security incident: NVIDIA

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