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[[File:2 TB.png|thumb|The image posted to 4chan that started the rumor about 2.54 terabytes being dumped from Nintendo's servers.]]

[[File:2 TB.png|thumb|A screenshot purportedly showing the full size and file count of the leaked data.]]

The '''Zammis Clark Breach''' (parts thereof also commonly known as the "Gigaleak") was a massive data breach of internal Nintendo files over 2.54TB in total size<ref name=":1">https://archive.nyafuu.org/vp/thread/38502730/#38508085</ref>, carried out by British security researcher Zammis Clark.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/28/18286027/microsoft-nintendo-vtech-security-hack-breach-researcher-guilty</ref>

The '''Zammis Clark Breach''' (also known as the "Gigaleak" and the "2020 Nintendo data leak") was a data breach of internal Nintendo files carried out by British security researcher Zammis Clark.

The breach occurred in March 2018 when Zammis Clark illegally breached and obtained access to Nintendo's internal network, accessing servers used for the development of Nintendo's games and consoles. Zammis downloaded a large number of files from these servers that totaled over 2.54 terabytes<ref name=":1" />, including the source code and development files for various Nintendo games as well as development repositories for Nintendo systems including the Wii, [[iQue Player]], and 3DS.

The breach occurred in March 2018 when Zammis Clark illegally obtained access to Nintendo's internal network, accessing servers used for the development of Nintendo's games and consoles. Zammis downloaded a large number of files from these servers rumoured to total over 2.54 terabytes<ref name=":1">https://archive.nyafuu.org/vp/thread/38502730/#38508085</ref>, including the source code and development files for various Nintendo games as well as development repositories for Nintendo systems including the Wii, [[iQue Player]], and 3DS.

A person on 4chan claiming to have the full 2.54 terabyte dump said that all of the Game Freak related data took up around 120 gigabytes when compressed.

The earliest known date associated with the breach is March 13th, 2018; this is the modified date for every folder in the [[Emeralds.7z|September 2nd leak]]'s files. The build of the second archive in the [[October 2020 Pokémon Sword leaks|October 21st leak]] was also made on the same day. The last known date associated with the breach is May 25th, 2018; a [[October 2020 Pokémon Sword leaks|build of Pokemon Sword]] from this date was leaked in October 2020.

While the contents of the breach have not been released publicly in full, a number of files from the breach have been gradually leaked to the public since it occurred, ranging from the initial release in April 2018 up to December 2020. While the initial releases were done by Zammis himself, Zammis disappeared from the Internet (presumably due to prosecution by law enforcement) in late 2018 before news reports were released in early 2019 stating that he had been arrested for the breach. Reportedly, he was not incarcerated due to concerns over his autism making him a potential target while in prison.

 

 

 

While the contents of the breach have not been released publicly in full, a number of files from the breach have been gradually leaked to the public since it occurred, ranging from the initial release in April 2018 up to October 2020. While the initial releases were done by Zammis himself, Zammis disappeared from the Internet (presumably due to prosecution by law enforcement) in late 2018 before news reports were released in early 2019 stating that he had been arrested for the breach, although not incarcerated due to concerns over his autism making him a potential target while in prison.

Even though Zammis has been arrested and is presumably no longer allowed to access the Internet unsupervised, files from his breach continue to be leaked to the public (primarily on 4chan), implying that Zammis gave out data to a number of individuals prior to his arrest who are now slowly distributing it to the public.

Even though Zammis has been arrested and is presumably no longer allowed to access the Internet unsupervised, files from his breach continue to be leaked to the public (primarily on 4chan), implying that Zammis gave out data to a number of individuals prior to his arrest who are now slowly distributing it to the public.

==Timeline of Releases==

==Timeline of Releases==

'''2020, December 24'''

'''2020, December 24'''

A few new archives were released today to 4chan. 3 of these archives contain 3 revisions of [[t210_t214_brom.7z|the Switch's bootrom]], and the fourth archive contains a [[eevee.zip|beta ROM of the game Pokemon Let's Go Eevee]]. This game can only be run through hactool after using dev-keys however, as it hasn't been signed for retail consoles.

A few new archives were released to 4chan. 3 of these archives contain 3 revisions of [[t210_t214_brom.7z|the Switch's bootrom]], and the fourth archive contains a [[eevee.zip|beta ROM of the game Pokemon Let's Go Eevee]]. This game can only be run through hactool after using dev-keys however, as it hasn't been signed for retail consoles.

 

==Status of Source Code==

==Status of Source Code==

*[[List of leaked files from the Zammis Clark Breach]]

*[[List of leaked files from the Zammis Clark Breach]]

*[[Leaks/Downloads]]

*[[Leaks/Downloads]]

*[https://protocrystal.neocities.org/timeline.html "Gigaleak Timeline" (fucking awesome)]

*[https://protocrystal.neocities.org/timeline.html "Gigaleak Timeline"]

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