Super Nintendo Chalmers

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Nintendo has been hacked apperantly by the people who hacked Sony.

http://uk.kotaku.com/5808661/hackers-who-hit-sony-now-breach-nintendos-us-website

TOKYO—Nintendo Co. said Sunday that a server for its U.S. unit's website had been hacked into but that no company or customer information was compromised, marking the first time the Japanese gaming giant has been targeted in widespread global hacking attacks.

The incident at Nintendo is extremely minor compared with the hacker attacks on rival PlayStation Network and other online services since April that have led to a personal data breach involving more than 100 million user accounts. The Nintendo breach involved no sensitive information and hasn't caused any damage to its operations or inconveniences for its customers, the company said.

Still, the incident at another global gaming giant raises a question over whether any online services can be fully protected from potential hacking attempts.

A hacker group called Lulzsec, which had earlier claimed that it had broken into some of Sony's websites and stolen customer data, posted on the Internet some data it claims is a "server configuration file," or data for programming purposes, from a Nintendo server.

Nintendo spokesman Ken Toyoda acknowledged that there has been an unauthorized access to the company's U.S. server, but stressed that the accessed information didn't include any information on the company, or any personal data for its customers.

"We are always working to make sure our systems are secure," he said.
After Lulzsec posted the data online, the group said on its Twitter account that it was not targeting Nintendo. "We sincerely hope Nintendo plugs the gap," it said.

The attack comes as Nintendo this week launches its new online service for its 3DS hand-held game machine.

The Nintendo e-Shop, where 3DS users can buy and download games, including some classic titles remade in 3-D, will be available in the U.S. from Monday and in Japan from Tuesday.

The 3DS, which went on sale in February in Japan and in March in the U.S., allows users to play 3-D games without requiring them to wear specialized glasses.

 

[Isildur´s Heir]

First it was Sony, then Square-Enix, then Codemasters and now Nintendo

Things are only going to get worst, something really needs to be done......fast.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen to Microsoft soon.

 

[The Squirrel]

I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen to Microsoft soon.

Well... anything to shut up those 360 fanboys.

 

[WolfCypher]

http://www.itpro.co.uk/633967/nintendo-hit-by-lulzsec-hack

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/...nintendo-e3-2011-online-gaming-hacked-lulzsec

http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nintendo_suffers_hack_attack

Nintendo has become the latest victim in a series of high-profile hacks, it was revealed on Sunday. Believed to be the first such incident targeting Nintendo, the breach affected one of the company's US servers, and did not result in the theft of customer or company data, according to spokesman Ken Toyoda.
Hacker group Lulz Security claimed responsibility for the incident and posted a server configuration file allegedly obtained during the security breach. Via Twitter, the group stated that "We're not targeting Nintendo. We like the N64 too much - we sincerely hope Nintendo plugs the gap." In a later post, they confirmed that the security hole had been fixed.
Lulz Security has previously claimed responsibility for a hack of Sony which resulted in the theft of a large amount of customer data, as well as hacks of PBS, Fox and AT&T.

 

[WolfCypher]

You got it in first. And here I thought I had finally found something worth posting

Well, the only good we can get from this is that they didn't do anything, other than prove they can hack Nintendo. ********s...

 

[Benstamania]

Nintendo is barely online. Kind of sad that they got hacked, lol.

I don't expect it to happen to Microsoft, they're probably pulling out the big guns right now to make sure it won't happen, lol.