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Nintendo Breach Affects 160,000 User Accounts


David H. Lipman

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Nintendo Breach Affects 160,000 User Accounts

"Nintendo has begun restricting log-ins and resetting affected passwords after admitting that as many as 160,000 accounts may have been illegally accessed by hackers.

The Japanese gaming giant said it was disabling access to accounts via the legacy Nintendo Network ID (NNID), which was associated with its now-defunct Nintendo 3DS handsets and Wii U consoles.

That’s because, since the beginning of April, hackers have been using NNIDs “obtained illegally by some means other than our service” to access user accounts and buy digital items using stored cards.

Unauthorized third parties may also have been able to view personal information including name, date of birth, gender, country/region and email address.

Aside from doing away with NNID log-ins to Nintendo accounts, Nintendo is resetting passwords that may have been used illegally."

 

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