Ransomware Group shadowbyt3$ Hits: Nintendo Company (Nintendo.com)
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Nintendo Company (Nintendo.com) — a company operating in the JP — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group shadowbyt3$. This data breach, discovered on 2026-06-12T17:50:18.874752+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Nintendo Company (Nintendo.com) |
| Threat Group | shadowbyt3$ |
| Summary | proof: https://mega.nz/folder/3kBzQKgR#rIhDePsPMeFpfEGTPopDVQ We are ShadowByt3$ a extortion as a service group. We stole close enough to 1gb. You have 48 hours to contact us nintendo or all data gets leaked. If you contact us we give you an extra day to think this through. We are demanding a ransom payment of 2 million dollars. Check your inbox if you work for nintendo and use TINYpulse or go login to tinypulse if the url in the leak looks familiar. You have 48 hours from this announcement then it gets leaked. You have till June 15 2026. size: 859.0MB Close enough to 1GB it contains the following: -full name first name, last name, email of employees -analytics – surveys – all reports exported – all bank statements of payment pdf and w9 forms with employee ids – all cheers exported – all wins dashboard and wall of wins exported – all progress plans exported – Reports from 2016 to up to date 2026 – Analytics of Employees contain conversations and personal feelings about work and more – Content library of personal questions and engagement analytics – TINYpulse and Nintendo top employees of Nintendo based on engagement |
| Date of Breach | 2026-06-12T17:50:17.427394+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-06-12T17:50:18.874752+00:00 |
| Region | JP |
| Target Domain | Nintendo.com |
| Business Sector | Technology |
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