Check If Your Account Has Been Hacked Due to a Recent Nintendo Hack
If you have used a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) to log into your Nintendo Account, you may have noticed some issues logging into your Nintendo Account this week.
Nintendo is disabling the ability to log into its Nintendo Account with a Nintendo Network ID (NNID) after 160,000 of those accounts were compromised in a recent attack. You may have a Wii U or 3DS NNID.
In a statement, Nintendo also indicated that it will reset passwords for any NNIDs or Nintendo Accounts that it believes may be available to third parties.
For those accounts that have been compromised, Nintendo claims that it is possible that your balance and registered credit card may have been misused on My Nintendo Store or Nintendo eShop.
If this is you, you will receive an email from Nintendo informing you that your password has been changed. When you reset this password, Nintendo prompts you not to use the password that you also use for another service.
We’ll also add that you should set up two-factor authentication if you haven’t already .
It is further suggested that you set different passwords for your NNID and Nintendo account. In all honesty, it’s always a good idea to set different passwords for all of your accounts. If you use the same password in more than one place, now may be a good time to change something in every way, not just your Nintendo Account.