Threat actor demands $2M ransom from Nintendo over alleged corporate data breach
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Summary
A threat actor is demanding a $2 million ransom from Nintendo, claiming to have breached the company's systems and stolen internal corporate data spanning from 2016 to 2026. The leaked data samples include employee names, corporate email addresses, internal analytics, employee surveys, organizational performance metrics, and planning documentation. The claim was posted on a cybercrime forum, and researchers have confirmed the authenticity of some of the data samples.
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The data samples released with the post show a range of internal corporate records, including: Employee names and corporate email addresses, Internal analytics and reporting data, Employee surveys and engagement feedback, Exported reports, Organizational performance metrics, Internal planning documentation and program record
Our researchers confirmed t...
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