PSA: there seems to be a wave of Nintendo accounts being hijacked, don't forget to turn on 2 Factor Authentication, & changing password now just to be extra safe, when was the last time you changed it anyway? https://t.co/4PLYjmRQwR
— David Amador ? (@DJ_Link) April 22, 2020
Not quite a PSN hack moment, but a painful security breach for Nintendo. And questions to be asked - if this has been ongoing since early April, why has it taken so long for Nintendo to realise?https://t.co/Zzyip29bYu
— Tom Phillips (@tomphillipsEG) April 24, 2020
Nintendo has confirmed that 160,000 Nintendo Accounts have been accessed in recent hacking attempts. Some account owners have reportedly fraudulent purchases like Fortnite VBucks. Details here: https://t.co/i4AUoFDRLD pic.twitter.com/ZVDGmKvRrs
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) April 24, 2020
Nintendo has now disconnected the NNID login feature from the primary Nintendo login system.
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) April 24, 2020
This comes after I reported earlier this week how hackers were accessing Nintedo accounts to buy Fortnite currency and other games. See hacking service ad below.https://t.co/G5fo3RwVHF pic.twitter.com/q3ufy3MxCE
In response to recent incidents related to some Nintendo Accounts, it is no longer possible to sign into a Nintendo Account using a Nintendo Network ID. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please visit our Support website for more information: https://t.co/NWyXLiS1wR
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) April 24, 2020
Nintendo confirms user accounts were illegally accessed, disables Nintendo Network ID login #Nintendo #NintendoSwitch https://t.co/21YiTpD6tm pic.twitter.com/XlTNJwOzTg
— Neowin (@NeowinFeed) April 24, 2020
Nintendo blocks legacy logins after 160,000 accounts were compromised https://t.co/YZ1F3LcPmm pic.twitter.com/bslXOiUED9
— Engadget Gaming (@engadgetgaming) April 24, 2020
There are hackers getting into nintendo accounts to buy Fornite currency. Just happened to a friend.
— ⭐Isaky⭐ #IStayAtHome (@isakytm) April 23, 2020
Be careful!! Change your passwords!https://t.co/pWn0obvUrn
PSA: there seems to be a wave of Nintendo accounts being hijacked, don't forget to turn on 2 Factor Authentication, & changing password now just to be extra safe, when was the last time you changed it anyway? https://t.co/4PLYjmRQwR
— David Amador ? (@DJ_Link) April 22, 2020
Alert to all Nintendo players - @loopawn, @me_meron_pan, @burbyking, @johnnyd1988, @BluberryMajesty and others. https://t.co/faOvVvjvqp
— Rebecca Cheshire (@CheshireNuance) April 23, 2020
Losers are hacking Nintendo accounts to buy Fortnite cash. Yeah. They're THAT pathetic. Please enable 2-Step Authentication on your profiles.
Nintendo accounts are getting hacked and used to buy Fortnite currency
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) April 21, 2020
Doesn't look like a brute-force attack at first glance, as some users report using complex passwords.https://t.co/G5fo3RwVHF pic.twitter.com/O2HtvumgIJ
Nintendo makes sound recommendation that users enable two-factor authentication on their accounts. https://t.co/2PnIQpKRxz
— Norton (@Norton) April 22, 2020
Nintendo accounts are getting hacked and used to buy Fortnite currency https://t.co/S1s5CaSs82 任天堂のアカウントがハックされ、フォートナイトの通貨を買うのに使われる。時代の流れを感じる
— yomoyomo (@yomoyomo) April 21, 2020