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Nintendo hacked after Sony


Monday, June 6, 2011

Nintendo has become the latest victim of a hacking spree by a group calling itself ¡°LulzSec¡±. The videogames giant admitted that a server at one of its US affiliates was accessed unlawfully ¡°a few weeks ago¡±, but that no personal or company data was stolen.

LulzSec gained notoriety last week when it claimed to have hacked into a Sony website and stolen a million unencrypted passwords.

It was just the latest in a series of data security breaches at Sony in recent weeks, which began with the theft of 77 million PlayStation Network users¡¯ details. The firm's apparently lax security made it a target for hackers including LulzSec.

On its Twitter account, however, the group said it had no intention of causing similar damage to Nintendo.

¡°We¡¯re not targeting Nintendo,¡± it said on Saturday.

¡°We like the N64 too much - we sincerely hope Nintendo plugs the gap.¡±

Although no data was stolen, news of security breach at its affiliate comes at an embarrassing time for the Nintendo, which will launch its e-Shop service this week for selling games via the internet.

LulzSec said it intended to continue its hacking spree and appealed to Twitter followers for cash donations, describing itself as ¡°a small team of lulzy individuals who feel the drabness of the cyber community is a burden on what matters: fun¡±.

As well as boasting about its attacks, LulzSec uses Twitter to taunt other hackers and the FBI, which is investigating the Sony breaches.

By: DocMemory
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