Hacking group claims to have breached Nintendo

Nintendo has suffered a few major cyberattacks before, leading to various leaks. Now, a hacking group has claimed responsibility for a recent attack on Nintendo, although the company has yet to confirm if a breach took place. 

The group known as Crimson Collective, which gained notoriety after a recent attack on Red Hat, has claimed that it has managed to breach Nintendo systems and obtain sensitive data.

In a proof screenshot shared by Hackmanac, Crimson Collective claims to have a number of folders containing private Nintendo documents, including production assets.

As pointed out by Tom's Hardware, Nintendo has yet to publicly acknowledge the claim, nor have any of the files leaked. If any customer data was impacted, then Nintendo will have to publicly acknowledge the attack and provide users with steps to secure their accounts.

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KitGuru Says: For now, we don't know if Nintendo was hacked or not. However, we do know that this claim is not linked to the recent Pokémon leaks, which stemmed from a previous cyberattack.  

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