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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 rumored to be over 2.54TB in size<ref name=":1">https://archive.nyafuu.org/vp/thread/38502730/#38508085</ref>, carried out by British security researcher Zammis Clark, a.k.a wack0.<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 wack0 illegally breached and obtained access to Nintendo's internal network, accessing servers used for the development of Nintendo's games and consoles. wack0 downloaded a large number of files from these servers rumored to total 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.
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.
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 wack0 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==
===April 2018 - April 2020===
===April 2018 - April 2020===
This was the very beginning of the Nintendo data leaks. Things including undiscovered Pokemon demos, debug ROMs, data from the 80s and 90s, and more data would be released during this period. Some of the most important leaks, the "Holy Grails" of rare gaming data also happened during this period.
'''2018, April'''
'''2018, April'''
Zammis releases the [[iQue Player]] SDK and its unencrypted ROMs through the SUXXORS scene release group. <ref>https://nintendosoup.com/nintendos-ique-player-hacked-fifteen-years-after-launches/</ref>
'''2018, May 26'''
'''2018, May 26'''
Zammis posts Pokemon Spaceworld 97 ROMs to the pret discord server, through a Firefox Send link with a limit of 20 downloads.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20200728044057/https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/705829278851268649/736921633515896872/post.jpg</ref>
'''2018, May 31'''
'''2018, May 31'''
Pokemon Spaceworld '97 Gold rom leaks to 4chan.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/UsGGX4x.png</ref>
Pokemon Spaceworld 97 Gold ROM leaks to 4chan.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/UsGGX4x.png</ref>
Pokemon Spaceworld '97 Silver rom leaks to 8chan.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/y31FWhm.png</ref>
Pokemon Spaceworld 97 Silver ROM leaks to 8chan.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/y31FWhm.png</ref>
'''2019, Feb 18'''
'''2019, Feb 18'''
'''2019, June 17'''
'''2019, June 17'''
Ganix shares a Japanese Diamond debug rom with The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)<ref>https://i.imgur.com/sN3Z4Jh.png</ref>'s Discord server, claiming to have dumped it from a cartridge. He also supplemented it with a picture of the cartridge.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/5etiK9n.png
Ganix shares a Japanese Diamond Debug ROM with The Cutting Room Floor (TCRF)<ref>https://i.imgur.com/sN3Z4Jh.png</ref>'s Discord server, claiming to have dumped it from a cartridge. He also supplemented it with a picture of the cartridge.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/5etiK9n.png
https://i.imgur.com/Iadwsl6.jpg</ref> He mentioned that he modified a few strings in the rom due to wanting to protect the safety of the developers. This (claiming to have dumped it from a cartridge) was later believed to be a lie as the rom was most probably compiled from the Diamond/Pearl source code.
https://i.imgur.com/Iadwsl6.jpg</ref> He mentioned that he modified a few strings in the ROM due to wanting to protect the safety of the developers. This (claiming to have dumped it from a cartridge) was later believed to be a lie as the ROM was most probably compiled from the Diamond/Pearl source code.
'''2019, December 19'''
'''2019, December 19'''
'''2020, April 11'''
'''2020, April 11'''
Nintendo [[lotcheck]] spreadsheets for Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Nintendo 64DD, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Pokemon Mini were released to 4chan. (These were previously sent by wack0 on Discord in 2018, and were not redistributed by the unknown group responsible for the other leak releases.)<ref>https://i.imgur.com/uYmwKBa.png</ref>
Nintendo [[lotcheck]] spreadsheets for Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, Nintendo 64DD, Virtual Boy, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Pokemon Mini were released to 4chan. (These were previously sent by Zammis on Discord in 2018, and were not redistributed by the unknown group responsible for the other leak releases.)<ref>https://i.imgur.com/uYmwKBa.png</ref>
'''2020, April 12'''
'''2020, April 12'''
'''2020, April 25'''
'''2020, April 25'''
[[Gen2.7z|Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal's source code]] was released to 4chan, along with the Spaceworld '99 Gold and Silver roms.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/jMc7Pp1.png</ref>
[[Gen2.7z|Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal's source code]] was released to 4chan, which included Spaceworld 99 Gold and Silver.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/jMc7Pp1.png</ref>
'''2020, April 28'''
'''2020, April 28'''
*000400000001A8A00.3120
*000400000001A8A00.3120
===May 2020 - Present===
===May - December 2020, the "Gigaleak" era===
In May of 2020, a new era of leaking had begun. More and more data from wack0's data breach would continue to be leaked to [[Pokemon Proto General]] on 4chan, rapidly increasing in volume with every new leak. Lots of very important [[BroadOn]], [[iQue]] and Wii-related data was leaked during this time.
'''2020, May 2'''
'''2020, May 2'''
''<small>Main page: [[unsorted.7z]]</small>''
''<small>Main page: [[unsorted.7z]]</small>''
A leak of the software source code and documentation for the iQue Player and Wii was released on 4chan. This leak consisted of two [[BroadOn]] source trees, including the [[IOS]] source code and project page and the [[iQue Player]] software source code. As part of the iQue Player files, some internal data relating to the Nintendo 64 (similar to the contents of the [[Oman Archive]]) was found in the leak as well.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/COFLHEo.png</ref>
A leak of the software source code and documentation for the iQue Player and Wii was released on 4chan. This leak consisted of two [[BroadOn]] source trees, including the [[IOS]] source code and project page and the [[iQue Player]] software source code. As part of the iQue Player files, some internal data relating to the Nintendo 64 (similar to the contents of the [[oman.rar|Oman Archive]]) was found in the leak as well.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/COFLHEo.png</ref>
'''2020, May 7'''
'''2020, May 7'''
'''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.
A comment on 4chan prior to this predicting that the Switch bootrom would be the final release strongly implied that this would have been the last release of data from the breach, at least from the entities responsible for the majority of the 2020 releases.<ref>https://archive.nyafuu.org/vp/thread/45746254/#45747887</ref> After this, no further leaking would continue for the next seven months, leading many people to believe the Nintendo leaks were over.
===July 2021 - Present===
'''2021, July 20'''
In lieu of popular rumors saying the Switch bootrom from December would be the end of the leaks, on July 20, 2021, the community was blown away with a total of 10 new leaks of internal Nintendo data posted to 4chan. These contained datasheets for the Wii and Switch, several source code repositories related to the Wii and GameCube (such as the source code for a Nintendo internal version of Revolution SDK 3.2, and the source code for the GameCube startup menu), more diagnostic tools, an undiscovered prototype of Pokemon Let's Go Eevee, and much more.
'''2022, September 18'''
3 archives were released to 4chan, <code>crush.tar.gz.001</code> , <code>crush.tar.gz.002</code>, and <code>crush.tar.gz.003</code><ref>https://i.imgur.com/R6YVOTH.png</ref>. This leak contains several internal Wii disc images, including the "Wii Crusher", a disc that restores the Wii to its initial factory state before having the System Menu & firmware installed. This gives a way to install "sdboot" or "nandboot" on the Wii, official bootloaders that can run custom code from the SD card or internal NAND, which would allow for BootMii as boot2 on any Wii (including Family Edition and Mini consoles).
The following files are in the tar archive:
* <code>RV122E0A00.rvm</code>
* <code>RV121J0A10.rvm</code>
* <code>RV100J0A00.rvm</code>
* <code>RV064J0A00.rvm</code>
* <code>RV005E0A00.rvm</code>
* <code>crusher_eu.dev_part</code>
* <code>crusher_jp.dev_part</code>
* <code>crusher_kr.dev_part</code>
* <code>RVL-008J-v0.prod_part</code>
* <code>RVL-008K-v0.prod_part</code>
* <code>RVL-008P-v0.prod_part</code>
* <code>UPDATEPARTITION_CRUSHER_JP-v0.prod_part</code>
* <code>UPDATEPARTITION_CRUSHER_KR-v0.prod_part</code>
* <code>UPDATEPARTITION_CRUSHER-v0.prod_part</code>
==Status of Source Code==
==Status of Source Code==
!Status
!Status
!When they were leaked
!When they were leaked
|-
|-
|DMG bootrom
|DMG bootrom
|Not leaked
|Not leaked
|
|
|-
|-
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, July 24 "gigaleak"
|2020, July 24 "gigaleak"
|-
|-
|AGB bootrom
|AGB bootrom
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, July 24 "gigaleak"
|2020, July 24 "gigaleak"
|-
|-
|NTR bootrom
|NTR bootrom
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, September 9
|2020, September 9
|-
|-
|TWL IPL
|TWL IPL
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, September 9
|2020, September 9
|-
|-
|Horizon (3DS) Boot9
|Horizon (3DS) Boot9
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, May 23
|2020, May 23
|-
|-
|Horizon (3DS) Boot11
|Horizon (3DS) Boot11
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, May 23
|2020, May 23
|-
|-
|Switch
|Switch
|Leaked
|Leaked
|2020, Dec 24
|2020, Dec 24
|}
|}
==Ganix==
==Ganix==
After wack0 released the Spaceworld '97 roms to the PRET Discord server with a limit of only 20 downloads, Team Spaceworld (TSW) was founded, made up of people who got the ROM. TSW's goals were to write documentation as well as create a translation for the Spaceworld roms. Wack0 mentioned the files he had in TSW, and sent it to several people for archival. He also shared screenshots.
After Zammis released the Spaceworld 97 ROMs to the pret discord server with a limit of only 20 downloads, Team Spaceworld (TSW) was founded, made up of people who got the ROM. TSW's goals were to write documentation as well as create a translation for the Spaceworld ROMs. Zammis mentioned the files he had in TSW, and sent it to several people for archival. He also shared screenshots.
Soon after the Spaceworld ROM was shared in PRET, screenshots of the build were slowly posted to 4chan's /vp/ board. The hype ramped up and was at a maximum when the ROM got leaked. The translation was never finished (files for an unfinished translation were released on 2020, Apr 22 - this was presumed to have been from TSW) and TSW becomes quiet.
Soon after the Spaceworld ROM was shared in pret, screenshots of the build were slowly posted to 4chan's /vp/ board. The hype ramped up and was at a maximum when the ROM got leaked. The translation was never finished (files for an unfinished translation were released on 2020, Apr 22 - this was presumed to have been from TSW) and TSW becomes quiet.
Ganix was one of the people whom wack0 entrusted his data with. He anonymously shared the Blue/Yellow assets with Helix Chamber and helped create the Pokethon ROM (using the Blue/Yellow source code and prototype assets).
Ganix was one of the people whom Zammis entrusted his data with. He anonymously shared the Blue/Yellow assets with Helix Chamber and helped create the Pokethon ROM (using the Blue/Yellow source code and prototype assets).
In December 2019, when Ganix uploaded the Diamond/Pearl beta sprites, a friend of his leaked the URL and doxxed him on 4chan. Ganix then admitted to uploading the beta sprites as well as other actions on the Glitch City Laboratories Forums, stating he had deleted everything.<ref>https://archives.glitchcity.info/forums/board-2/thread-8950/page-0.html</ref>
In December 2019, when Ganix uploaded the Diamond/Pearl beta sprites, a friend of his leaked the URL and doxxed him on 4chan. Ganix then admitted to uploading the beta sprites as well as other actions on the Glitch City Laboratories Forums, stating he had deleted everything.<ref>https://archives.glitchcity.info/forums/board-2/thread-8950/page-0.html</ref>
In March 2020, everything else TSW still had (given to them by Ganix) were released to 4chan (refer to the 2020, March 19 leak above). Ganix got furious and made a long statement on discord, saying how TSW could not be trusted. He also referred to the content wack0 gave him as "bad data", resulting in that phrase becoming synonymous with him.
In March 2020, everything else TSW still had (given to them by Ganix) were released to 4chan (refer to the 2020, March 19 leak above). Ganix got furious and made a long statement on discord, saying how TSW could not be trusted. He also referred to the content Zammis gave him as "bad data", resulting in that phrase becoming synonymous with him.
In April 2020, Ganix posted screenshots of the following: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (GBA) debug menu, Pokemon Generation 3 games' debug menu and Pokemon Ranger builds in the Hall of Origin Discord server.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/TlFkkQz.png</ref> He deleted those messages shortly after posting them. These were later posted to 4chan (refer to 2020, May 19 and 2020, September 30 leaks above).<references />
In April 2020, Ganix posted screenshots of the following: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (GBA) debug menu, Pokemon Generation 3 games' debug menu and Pokemon Ranger builds in the Hall of Origin Discord server.<ref>https://i.imgur.com/TlFkkQz.png</ref> He deleted those messages shortly after posting them. These were later posted to 4chan (refer to 2020, May 19 and 2020, September 30 leaks above).<references />
*[[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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