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How 'Gary' defeated Bowser broke into the interactive alarm clock A hacker who uses the handle GaryOderNichts has found a way to break into Nintendo's recently launched Alarmo clock, and run code...
A new ChromeLoader malware campaign has been observed being distributed via virtual hard disk files, marking a deviation from the ISO optical disc image format. "These VHD files are being distributed with filenames that make them appear like either hacks or cracks for Nintendo and Steam games," AhnLab Security Emergency response Center said in a report last week.
Nintendo has warned customers of multiple sites impersonating the Japanese video game company's official website and pretending to sell Nintendo Switch consoles at significant discounts. "We have confirmed the existence of a fake website that impersonates Nintendo's homepage," Nintendo also tweeted on Friday.
Gaming giant Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against video-game piracy group ringleader Gary Bowser, a Canadian national behind Team Xecuter, which law enforcement said built and sold hacking devices that enabled consoles to play unauthorized versions of games. Bowser was arrested last October, along with his alleged Team Xecuter co-conspirators for targeting Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo Entertainment Classic Edition, Sony PlayStation Classic and Microsoft Xbox, the Department of Justice said.
A computer hacker who stole information from Nintendo and was also caught with child pornography on his computer was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Hernandez was caught stealing confidential Nintendo files in 2016 when he was a minor.
A young man caught hacking into Nintendo's servers to steal secret Switch blueprints has been sentenced to three years in prison after ignoring an FBI warning to stop. According to court documents [PDF] Ryan Hernandez of Palmdale, California, is now 21 though in 2016, while a minor, he requested help on a Nintendo forum.
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has admitted that hackers have breached 300,000 accounts since early April, gaining access to personal information such as birthdays and email addresses but not credit-card details. "We deeply apologise for causing trouble and worries to customers," Nintendo said in its statement, pledging to "Enhance security... to prevent this happening again."
With so many people working from home, it should come as no surprise that WebEx accounts have become a target for phishing. A stolen account would let an attacker potentially spy on company meetings and social engineer further accounts and data thefts.
Attackers used an account checker tool to identify Nintendo accounts with compromised and vulnerable login credentials, says SpyCloud. The recent data breach that hit Nintendo affected 160,000 people, resulting in account takeovers and financial losses for a host of users.
A breach has impacted the accounts of some 160,000 Nintendo users. Nintendo users are being forced to change passwords following a data breach that has affected 160,000 people.