A hacker has pled guilty to stealing confidential information from Nintendo, and he could face up to five years in prison as a result of his hacking. Read on below to learn more:
“According to the DOJ, Ryan Hernandez, 21, and an associate phished a Nintendo employee in 2016 to get access to and steal confidential information from the company. In October 2017, the FBI contacted Hernandez and his parents to ask him to stop hacking, at which time Hernandez ‘confirmed that he understood the consequences of any future hacking.’ However, from at least June 2018 to June 2019, Hernandez continued to illegally access confidential corporate information, according to the DOJ, and he broke into ‘multiple Nintendo servers’ to steal more confidential information. Hernandez’s full sentence will be determined by a judge, which the DOJ says could be up to five years in prison for hacking.”
Source: The Verge
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