Nintendo files DMCA subpoena ordering Discord to identify"Teraleak" Pokémon leaker

What just happened? Nintendo, probably the most litigious games company in the world, has requested a DMCA subpoena ordering Discord to reveal the identity of the person behind last year's Pokémon "Teraleak." The leaker allegedly hacked Pokémon developer Game Freak and posted a slew of data covering not only unreleased and upcoming work, but also personal information about employees. In October 2024, Discord user GameFreakOUT posted 1 terabyte of data to a Discord server called FeakLeak that included so much unseen Pokémon-related material that the community gave it the nickname Teraleak. The leak included information about upcoming projects such as Pokémon Legends: Z-A, minutes from a Pokémon Company meeting, concept art from the original 1997 anime, source code for the DS games Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and much more. The source of all this was Game Freak's internal servers, which meant it also included employee details. Game Freak said data on more than 2,000 current and ... Read full article.