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TOKYO -- 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 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, while declining to elaborate. "But it is a fact there was some kind of possible hacking attack."

The damage from what could be a recent spate of such data breaches targeting big-name brands was more serious at rival Sony Corp.

Sony has said massive personal information, including email addresses, names and birth dates, and involving more than 100 million users, is suspected of having been stolen after security was compromised in April for its network service for the PlayStation 3 game machine, for other online services and, in the past week, from Sony Pictures' website.

It is still unclear who is behind the attacks at Sony or 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.

Erebus Wrote:*Waits for Microsoft to announce a hack attack...*

CarrionCrow Wrote:If only the basement dwelling fucktards could keep their pathetic fingers out of the god damn virtual cookie jar. They screw with my PS3, my maple fun goes down the drain with each exploit and now they seem to go after any company that produces fun stuff. What will be next? Hacking into my espresso maker and ruin my perfect espressos?

Durex Wrote:Check mts, Your perfect espressos got hacked, then duped by the thousands!

OnTopic: Being honest this is so pineappleing stupid.. Its one thing hacking a harmless 2D game, but going after major companies, stealing personal information. The internet is getting more and more dangerous each day, and it sickens me that people drop to this level, I hope something changes soon and these hackers get what is coming to them.

Satellite Wrote:To be honest, I doubt stealing personal information has been the goal in Sonys/Nintendos case. More of an revenge (Anonymous) and/or a way of showing people how weak the security was in these companies.

In other words "Lulz Security"

Sarah Wrote:WAIT WHERE IS CRAZYNOMAD COMING TO POST THE SAME GENERIC GARBAGE ABOUT HOW SONY IS THE ONLY COMPANY BEING TARGETED!?!

Corn Wrote:You know, it'll be funny as hell if Nintendo lied about this just to make Sony feel like idiots.

ShinkuDragon Wrote:for some reason, i read nintendo's comment, and found they were like jabs at Sony