A hacker group called ShadowBytes has threatened to publish Nintendo employee data unless the company pays a $2 million ransom. The threat targets information stored on TinyPulse, an internal feedback platform used by Nintendo of America. Nintendo responded that the breach is limited and old, affecting only a small subset of employees.
Company clarifies scope of stolen survey content from internal feedback tool
The incident involves TinyPulse, a software tool designed for collecting employee feedback within organizations. Nintendo uses this platform to gather internal survey responses from its workforce in Japan and the United States. The company states that the stolen content consists of survey data dating back several years.
Nintendo confirmed that no personal customer information or financial records were accessed during the incident. The company also verified that its core systems remain uncompromised and secure. This difference distinguishes the limited internal incident from larger breaches that compromise customer records or financial systems.
The incident underscores persistent vulnerabilities in employee-facing tools, even as core network defenses remain intact. Nintendo maintains that the affected data contains only outdated survey responses from a limited number of staff members. Nintendo has not indicated if it intends to meet the financial demands of the attackers.
Source: VideoGameChronicles
