Nintendo confirms data stolen via third-party cyberattack but sadly no big secrets were revealed

Date:
Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:05:00 +0000

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Shadowbyt3$ is asking for $2 million in exchange for the data, but Nintendo seemingly turned the offer down.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Shadowbyt3$ claims Nintendo of America breach, stealing ~1GB of employee data from TinyPulse survey platform and demanding $2M ransom Nintendo confirmed thirdparty TinyPulse compromise, stressing no customer or financial data affected and most info dated years back Hackers later leaked alleged employee messages; authenticity unverified, suggesting failed negotiations or pressure tactics Nintendo of America has confirmed suffering a third-party data breach incident, but played down its severity.

An extortion-as-a-service hacking group called Shadowbyt3$ recently claimed to have breached Nintendo of America, a subsidiary of the Japanese gaming giant, operating in the United States, Canada, and some Latin America countries, and exfiltrated sensitive data on its employees. The crooks said they stole almost 1GB of internal data, which included personal details belonging to the companys employees, and gave Nintendo of America 48 hours to engage in negotiations before leaking the files and demanded $2 million in ransom. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: What is TinyPulse? The
group claims to have nabbed peoples names, email addresses, analytics and survey data, bank statements, and W-9 forms containing employee IDs, progress plans, and reports between 2016 and 2026. They later added that the breach didnt affect the companys gaming department, but rather employees who used TinyPulse.

TinyPulse is an employee engagement and feedback platform companies use to measure how employees feel about their workplace. It is best known for
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In a statement given to BleepingComputer , Nintendo of America confirmed the third-party data breach.

We are aware of an issue involving TinyPulse, a third-party service used for internal employee surveys at Nintendo of America, the company told the publication. Nintendos systems have not been compromised, and no personal customer or financial data has been accessed." Are you a pro? Subscribe to
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"The data involved is limited to internal survey content comprising a small subset of our employees, and most of the information dates back several
years, the company stressed, adding that it is now working with the service provider to address the issue.

Shadowbyt3$ later shared a link to a data set allegedly containing direct messages and conversations between employees. This either means the negotiations broke down, or that the crooks were simply trying to put
Nintendo under more pressure. No analysts yet confirmed the authenticity of the leaked information.

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