Nintendo Says US Server Breached, No Data Lost

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Tokyo-based Sony has said it is strengthening security measures. Photo Oscar Mota
Tokyo-based Sony has said it is strengthening security measures. Photo Oscar Mota

TOKYO (AP) - Nintendo was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company information was lost, the Japanese maker of the Wii game console said last Sunday.

The server of an affiliate of Nintendo Co.'s U.S. unit was accessed unlawfully a few weeks ago, but there was no damage, company spokesman Ken Toyoda said.

There were no third-party victims,'' Toyoda said, declining to elaborate. :But it is a fact there was some kind of possible hacking attack.''

It is still unclear who is behind the attacks at Nintendo, based in Kyoto.

Hackers calling themselves Lulz Security --a reference to the Internetspeak for laugh out loud have recently boasted of compromising more than 1 million users' personal information.

Tokyo-based Sony has said it is strengthening security measures. It has contacted the FBI and other authorities for an investigation into the cyber attacks.

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