NINTENDO HACKED. DETAILS OF 160,000 ACCOUNTS LEAKED. HACKERS CAN SPY THROUGH NINTENDO SWITCH

Recently, hundreds of Nintendo console users reported various signs of suspicious activity on their accounts through social media. According to network perimeter security experts, these alleged attackers entered users’ accounts to use their payment cards and purchase products from Nintendo’s digital store.

Just a few hours ago Nintendo acknowledged the incident, mentioning that these threat actors attacked the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) login system in early April, compromising users’ accounts. This system is mainly used by console owners such as Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, which are no longer supported. It should be noted that this is a different system from that used by Nintendo Switch users, which requires a Nintendo account.

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