Nvidia confirms hackers swiped up to 400,000 user accounts

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Earlier today, Nvidia announced its developer forums were hacked this week and that the following user information was compromised by unauthorized third parties: usernames, e-mail addresses, hashed passwords with random salt value, and public-facing "About Me" profile information. The semiconductor maker has now confirmed that up to 400,000 of its user accounts were swiped by the hackers.

As a result, Nvidia has suspended five of its websites as it investigates the matter. A spokesperson told CBS News that despite the passwords in question were "scrambled using an encryption algorithm."

ZDNet Article by Emil Protalinski.