2025 Nintendo — Crimson Collective website defacement; no PII or dev data leaked (official statement)
Data compromised
Nintendo told Sankei Shimbun no personal information, development, or business information was confirmed leaked
Technical writeup
In October 2025 hacking group Crimson Collective claimed infiltration of Nintendo servers and published screenshots of altered website text. Nintendo responded to Sankei Shimbun on October 15, 2025 stating it had not confirmed any leak of personal information and that no development or business information was leaked—characterizing impact as limited to servers hosting public websites that were defaced. Nintendo Wire and Nintendo Life reported the official denial; victim counts were not published.
Root cause
Crimson Collective claimed server intrusion; Nintendo says impact limited to external website servers
References
- https://nintendowire.com/news/2025/10/16/nintendo-confirms-it-was-recently-hacked-states-no-business-or-development-information-was-leaked/
- https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/10/nintendo-responds-to-reported-crimson-collective-hack-with-official-statement
- https://www.sankei.com/article/20251015-6H66THKNKJKJLCI2BKXWZYB72Y/