If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy.

Nintendo of America servers hacked

Nintendo of American has announced its servers suffered an attack by hackers, but that no personal information was compromised.

"The server contained no consumer information. The protection of our customer information is our utmost priority," a spokesperson told Reuters in a statement.

"We constantly monitor our security".

Lulzsec seems to have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it had obtained one config file, but commented that it "didn't mean any harm" and that "Nintendo had already fixed it anyway".

"<3 them!" it added.

The group recently declared war against Sony, and has been involved in several high-profile attacks including the Tupac-is-alive PBS hack.

Sign in and unlock a world of features

Get access to commenting, homepage personalisation, newsletters, and more!

Related topics
About the Author
Brenna Hillier avatar

Brenna Hillier

Contributor

Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

Comments