Video gaming firm Nintendo warned its customers to not reuse passwords on different services after releasing an increased tally of compromised accounts.
Back in April the firm first reported that it had identified 160,000 compromised accounts. Now, in an update, following an investigation by the firm, Nintendo revealed that it was adding an extra 160,000 – bringing the total to 300,000.
The hackers were able to gain access to the accounts because they used the simple technique of using credentials that had previously been exposed through other data breaches.
Whoever compromised the Nintendo Network ID (NNID) accounts would have been able to access personal information such as email addresses, genders, nicknames, regions or countries, and dates of birth, but not customers’ payment card details.
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/nintendo-300000-accounts-have-been-hacked/
"id": "NIN2136123",
"linkid": "nintendo",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
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