wraggster
April 27th, 2020, 21:31
Nintendo Japan today confirmed that around 160,000 users accounts have been illegally accessed by third-parties.
While no credit card information was exposed, affected users had their nickname, email address, date of birth, gender, and country data exposed.
Nintendo said there is currently no evidence of a breach to its databases, servers or services, but an investigation is still on-going.
As a precautionary measure, users will no longer be able to login using their Nintendo Network ID; all other sign-in options will remain available.
Nintendo will also be contacting affected users, advising them to reset their passwords and set-up two-factor authentication.
"During the investigation, in order to deter further attempts of unauthorised sign-ins, we will not reveal more information about the methods employed to gain unauthorised access," said the company in a statement (https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Support-11593.html).
"We apologise for the inconvenience and concerns caused to our customers, and we will continue working hard to safeguard the security of our users' data."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-21-nintendo-investigates-sudden-rise-in-unauthorised-login-attempts
While no credit card information was exposed, affected users had their nickname, email address, date of birth, gender, and country data exposed.
Nintendo said there is currently no evidence of a breach to its databases, servers or services, but an investigation is still on-going.
As a precautionary measure, users will no longer be able to login using their Nintendo Network ID; all other sign-in options will remain available.
Nintendo will also be contacting affected users, advising them to reset their passwords and set-up two-factor authentication.
"During the investigation, in order to deter further attempts of unauthorised sign-ins, we will not reveal more information about the methods employed to gain unauthorised access," said the company in a statement (https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Support/Support-11593.html).
"We apologise for the inconvenience and concerns caused to our customers, and we will continue working hard to safeguard the security of our users' data."
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-21-nintendo-investigates-sudden-rise-in-unauthorised-login-attempts