A hacker group called ShadowByt3$ issued a $2 million ransom to Nintendo after the group claimed that it had breached and stolen approximately 859 MB of survey data, including names, email addresses, and bank statements. Days after the hacking ransom was issued, Nintendo has responded to the claims and stated that no personal consumer data was accessed.
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Nintendo has been the target of hackers before, and now the company found itself the target again. As posted by Hacmanac on Bluesky, the TinyPulse survey service that Nintendo of America (NoA) uses to conduct internal employee surveys was allegedly compromised by ShadowByt3$. The hacking group stated it had stolen nearly 1GB of data, including employee names and emails, surveys, financial forms, and reports from 2016 to 2026. ShadowByt3$ then demanded Nintendo pay a $2 million ransom by June 15 to avoid a data leak. However, Nintendo of America responded to the hack and stated that it was working with TinyPulse to address the breach. Though the company acknowledged the situation, Nintendo stated that its systems were not compromised by...
