Article 5X0PS Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’, and the purported Nvidia hackers are taking credit

Ubisoft says it experienced a ‘cyber security incident’, and the purported Nvidia hackers are taking credit

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Jay Peters
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Ubisoft experienced a cyber security incident" last week that temporarily disrupted some games, systems, and services, the company reported Thursday. Ubisoft hasn't said who might be responsible, but on Friday evening, the group who purportedly hacked Nvidia took credit.

Ubisoft said it believes that at this time there is no evidence any player personal information was accessed or exposed as a by-product of this incident" and says that games and services are now functioning normally." Out of caution, the company also initiated a company-wide password reset." When asked for comment, Ubisoft spokesperson Jessica Roache said the company had no additional details to share.

News of the incident arrives amid a recent wave of high-profile...

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