GriffinSentinel
06-06-2011, 18:40
First Sony got hit and now Nintendo gets hacked. Here's the story from GamePolitics.
Nintendo Confirms Security Breach, No User Data Compromised
June 6, 2011
Nintendo revealed over the weekend that it had been the target of an attack by hacking group Lulsec, but said that no user data was compromised. Nintendo spokesperson Ken Toyoda acknowledged the security breach on Sunday to The Huffington Post. Lulsec is the same group that recently hacked the PBS web site and Sony Pictures' web site.
According to the group's Twitter feed, it meant no harm in attacking Nintendo's network. The group claims that it only grabbed a server config file as a training exercise for other "future operations. The group says it meant no harm and would leave Nintendo alone out of respect and love for the Nintendo 64.
While the group is essentially calling the whole thing a "prank" and a "training exercise" Nintendo should put itself on notice that this group and other hackers can break into its systems with little effort. Maybe the next group to do so will do the kind of damage that Sony knows all too well.
Doesn't matter if you call it a "prank" or "training exercise", after the PS3 being shut down because of this sort of thing I don't see other gaming companies going easy on anyone. Hopefully it's a wake up call for Nintendo to boost their system against hackers.
Link: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2011/06/06/nintendo-confirms-security-breach-no-user-data-compromised
Nintendo Confirms Security Breach, No User Data Compromised
June 6, 2011
Nintendo revealed over the weekend that it had been the target of an attack by hacking group Lulsec, but said that no user data was compromised. Nintendo spokesperson Ken Toyoda acknowledged the security breach on Sunday to The Huffington Post. Lulsec is the same group that recently hacked the PBS web site and Sony Pictures' web site.
According to the group's Twitter feed, it meant no harm in attacking Nintendo's network. The group claims that it only grabbed a server config file as a training exercise for other "future operations. The group says it meant no harm and would leave Nintendo alone out of respect and love for the Nintendo 64.
While the group is essentially calling the whole thing a "prank" and a "training exercise" Nintendo should put itself on notice that this group and other hackers can break into its systems with little effort. Maybe the next group to do so will do the kind of damage that Sony knows all too well.
Doesn't matter if you call it a "prank" or "training exercise", after the PS3 being shut down because of this sort of thing I don't see other gaming companies going easy on anyone. Hopefully it's a wake up call for Nintendo to boost their system against hackers.
Link: http://www.gamepolitics.com/2011/06/06/nintendo-confirms-security-breach-no-user-data-compromised