Crimson Collective claims to have hacked Nintendo

Notorious hacking group Crimson Collective has claimed responsibility for a major breach of Nintendo’s internal systems.

Crimson Collective says it has access to sensitive production assets, developer files, and backup data. This claim was given weight by cybersecurity intelligence firm Hackmanac which shared a screenshot on X purportedly showing folders labeled “Production Assets,” “Dev Builds,” and “Backups,” allegedly exfiltrated from Nintendo’s internal servers.

If authentic, the breach could expose highly confidential information about ongoing game development projects and proprietary tools. Nintendo has not yet issued an official statement regarding the alleged breach.

Read more at Computing UK