Nintendo says 160,000 accounts compromised after passwords and logins ‘obtained illegally’

Nintendo confirms 160,000 accounts were compromised after customers’ passwords and logins were ‘obtained illegally’ The company says 160,000 customer accounts were accessed Logins and passwords were ‘obtained illegally’ outside of Nintendo’s services Unauthorized access resulted in fraudulent charges on some customer accounts Nintendo has reset account passwords for those affected  By James Pero For Dailymail.com … Read more

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after wave of unauthorized logins

Nintendo warns Switch owners to turn on two-factor authentication after a wave of unauthorized logins Users report their Nintendo accounts have been accessed by a third party Nintendo said is aware of the issue and investigating To help secure accounts, it recommends turning on two-factor authentication   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:54 BST, 21 April … Read more