Samsung data breach: Hackers steal data from microchip giant Nvidia. Samsung has confirmed that a hacking group which stole data from microchip giant Nvidia last week has also infiltrated its systems. Samsung has confirmed that a hacking group that stole data from microchip giant Nvidia last week has also infiltrated its systems and leaked confidential source code and algorithms of its various technologies. Lapsus$, an organization of hackers, claimed responsibility for the data breach in a post on the encryption messaging platform Telegram. Third-party company: Nvidia.