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A hacker group called ShadowByt3$ issued another $2 million ransom Nintendo after the group claimed it had breached and stolen about 859MB of survey data, including names, email addresses and bank statements. Days after the hacking ransom was issued, Nintendo has responded to the claims, stating that no personal consumer information was accessed.
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🚨Cyber Alert ‼️ 🇯🇵Japan – Nintendo SHADOWBYT3$ claims to have breached Nintendo and allegedly stole approximately 859 MB of data from TINYpulse systems. The alleged data set includes employee names, email addresses, surveys, analytics reports, bank statements in PDF files, W-9 forms, workplace feedback, etc. — Hackmanac (@hackmanac.com) 2026-06-13T20:07:24.925Z
Nintendo has been the target of hackers in the past, and now the company found itself the target again. As posted by Hacmanac on Bluesky, the survey service TinyPulse that Nintendo of America (NoA) uses to conduct internal employee surveys is allegedly compromised by ShadowByt3$. The hacking group said it had stolen nearly 1GB of data, including employee names and emails, surveys, financial forms and reports from 2016 to 2026. ShadowByt3$ then demanded Nintendo pay a $2 million ransom by June 15 to avoid a data leak. However, Nintendo of America responded to the hack and stated that it was working with TinyPulse to address the breach. Although the company acknowledged the situation, Nintendo said its systems were not compromised by ShadowByt3$. The NoA said no personal consumer or financial data was available.
Source: NintendoLife
