Nintendo Hacker Arrested; Authorities Keep Up Pursuits
t is a rare moment when hackers are arrested; nevertheless, the Nintendo hacker was caught and arrested by Spanish Police in Malaga on Valentine's Day. Authorities have not revealed his name, but they said he had been hacking the Spanish Nintendo Ibérica database since Feb. 6 to steal user information with the purpose of blackmailing Nintendo Spain.
He released information on one user and when Nintendo did not respond, he threatened to release the remaining stolen information from about 4,000 other Nintendo users on the Internet and planned to make a complaint with Spain's Data Protection Agency, claiming that Nintendo Ibérica uses negligent methods to protect user data.
The arrest continues a trend of tracking down and arresting other hackers.
