The personal data of around 160,000 Nintendo players has been accessed by third parties.
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Nintendo announced on Friday that it had suffered a serious data breach that accessed up to 160,000 accounts. The violation began in early April and was linked to the Nintendo Network ID registration system, the company said Japanese support site.
It has been warned that the nicknames, dates of birth, regions and email addresses of the affected players may have been displayed by third parties and that unauthorized digital purchases may have been made on Nintendo’s eShop. However, it was found that no credit card information was stolen.
Before Nintendo’s testimony, players complained on social media that hackers are spending hundreds of dollars on Fortnite currencies and other digital goods, our sister site said on Monday ZDNet.
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Nintendo users used social media to complain about hackers accessing their Nintendo accounts and then misusing the attached payment card information to buy Fortnite currency and other Nintendo games.
The company has disabled the ability to sign in with your Nintendo Network ID and the passwords of the affected accounts will be reset. People whose accounts have been breached will be notified by email and Nintendo recommends setting it up two-step review for your account if you haven’t already.
“We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concerns of our customers and related parties,” said Nintendo on its Japanese website. “In the future, we will make further efforts to strengthen security and ensure security so that similar events do not occur.”
The company did not immediately respond to a request for further comments.
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