Nintendo has addressed recent reports of its servers being compromised by a hacking group known as Crimson Collective. The company asserted that no sensitive development or business information was taken during the incident.
In a statement issued to a Japanese newspaper, Nintendo indicated that the breach was minor, seemingly limited to servers primarily hosting its public websites.
Interestingly, this brief statement made no mention of the other significant hacking story dominating gaming headlines this week: the ongoing revelation of Pokémon franchise development details. This extensive leak, often referred to as the ‘Teraleak,’ stems from a confirmed breach of developer Game Freak’s servers from the previous year.
Nintendo had previously attempted to identify and pursue those responsible for last year’s initial Pokémon ‘Teraleak,’ which at the time appeared to be contained to information about past projects. However, efforts to locate the culprits seem to have yielded little success. This week, a fresh wave of development specifics, reportedly detailing The Pokémon Company’s game release plans all the way through to at least 2030, surfaced online. These revelations appear to be strategically timed with the launch of the new game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
Last week, Crimson Collective publicly claimed responsibility for breaching Nintendo’s servers, and an image purportedly displaying a long list of Nintendo development files circulated widely across social media. Responding to these claims, Nintendo’s statement today clarified: “We have not confirmed any leak of personal information, and there has been no leak of development or business information.”
As of now, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have not provided any comment regarding the further dissemination of information derived from the ‘Teraleak,’ despite being contacted for a statement.