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Hacker Group Claims to Have Stolen Nintendo Employee Data, Demands $2 Million Ransom
A hacker group has claimed to have obtained Nintendo employee data and demanded a $2 million (approximately 300 million yen) ransom. Nintendo of America acknowledged being 'aware of an issue' related to a third-party hack but stated that its internal systems were not breached and that the scope of the affected data is limited. The hackers' demands reportedly went unmet, with Nintendo declining to engage.
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How sources are framing this
Nintendo Life's initial headline said the group 'claims to have stolen' data while a follow-up headline stated it more definitively as 'steals' — a subtle editorial shift; Japanese sources (Automaton) emphasized Nintendo's official clarification that internal systems were not compromised more prominently than English outlets.
What we know
- A hacker group claims to have stolen Nintendo employee data and is demanding $2 million USD (approx. 300 million yen) as ransom.
- Nintendo of America confirmed awareness of the incident, describing it as a third-party hack rather than a breach of its own internal systems.
- Nintendo stated the compromised data is limited in scope and that its core infrastructure was not directly penetrated.
- The hacker group's ransom demands appear to have been ignored, with no indication Nintendo intends to pay.
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