Nintendo Confirms Server Breach, Silent on Pokémon Leak
Nintendo has issued a response to recent claims by the hacking collective Crimson Collective regarding a breach of its servers, stating that no development or business information was compromised.
In a statement provided to Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun, Nintendo indicated that any potential intrusion was minor and limited to servers primarily hosting its public websites.
Notably, this brief statement makes no reference to the other major hacking story making waves this week: the widespread dissemination of development details related to the Pokémon franchise. This information stemmed from a confirmed breach of developer Game Freak's servers last year.
Nintendo had previously sought to identify those responsible for last year's "Teraleak" of Pokémon information, which initially seemed restricted to details about past projects. However, the company's efforts to locate the culprits appear to have been largely unsuccessful. This week, a new batch of development details, apparently outlining The Pokémon Company's game release roadmap through at least 2030, surfaced online, coinciding with the announcement of Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Last week, Crimson Collective publicly claimed responsibility for breaching Nintendo's systems, sharing an image that purported to show a directory listing of Nintendo development files. In today's statement, Nintendo asserts, "We have not confirmed any leak of personal information, and there has been no leak of development or business information."
IGN has reached out to both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for comment regarding this week's further circulation of information from the Teraleak but has not yet received a response.
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