Hackers using Pay2key malware, which in the past has been used by Iranian hacking groups, announced on Twitter that they had managed to hack into the systems of Intel-owned and Israel-based Habana Labs. The hackers are suspected of breaking into the company’s network and gaining access to plans and information regarding its new artificial intelligence chip Gaudi.
The group posted on its Twitter account a link to a leak directory and pictures of what they claim to be Habana source code and internal processes, saying they have “something special,” and tagging the Twitter accounts of Habana and its parent company Intel. The hackers apparently seek to demand a ransom and at the very least to embarrass the U.S. chipmaking giant.