Nintendo confirms major security breach impacted 160,000 accounts NintendoIn an official statement, Nintendo has confirmed that \u201cabout 160,000\u201d accounts have had their data breached by illegal logins through the impersonation of Nintendo Network IDs. The Switch is incredibly popular right now \u2013 and not just with players collecting turnips, but also apparently with hackers intending on collecting user data. In statements released today, Nintendo explained that one of the ways to sign into your account, the NNID, was illegally impersonated to log in and collect user data \u2014 and that this has been going on since early April. While payment information should be secure, the following details may have been compromised: nickname, date of birth, country\/region and email address. To deal with the situation, the Japanese company has entirely disabled logins through NNID and is encouraging all users to enable two-step verification as a precautionary measure. As for those whose accounts were impacted, or even possibly affected, Nintendo is reaching out via email to reset passwords. Although rare, there have been some reports of payment methods being affected. Eurogamer\u2019s Tom Phillips reports that \u201csome people whose accounts had been accessed had seen charges on their account via linked payment methods for up to \u00a3100 worth of digital items \u2014 most commonly, Fortnite\u2019s VBuck currency.\u201d In response, the company\u2019s Japanese statement notes that users should investigate their purchasing history, cancel any suspicious purchases and wait for customer service to respond. I suspect Nintendo may have had a major security breach. My account was accessed numerous times overnight. My password is a unique string and my PC is definitely clean (not that I ever login via it). Lots of similar reports on Reddit\/twitter. Unlink PayPal & enable 2FA folks! \u2014 Pixelpar (@pixelpar) April 19, 2020 While only confirmed today, the hacking has been going on since early April. This is not the first time Nintendo has been breached, but should hopefully be a wake-up call in privacy preparedness. You have to wonder if thousands of accounts could have been kept secure had the company alerted users and recommended two-step verification earlier in the month. For now, in an effort to limit future hackers, the company is not clarifying exactly how the unauthorized access was gained. Until more information is released, owners of the popular consoles should take care of their passwords and be vigilant in disputing suspicious charges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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