Nintendo Account Breach April 2020
Re: Nintendo Account Breach April 2020
Thanks, that's much more informative. If it's credential stuffing, then that's much better than I had first feared. Fortunately I change my passwords once every year or two (probably not as often as I should, but possibly more often than many) and use loads of different passwords, which I believe are all strong.
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Re: Nintendo Account Breach April 2020
I think the real problem is there are a lot of older accounts that haven't been updated in a long time, making them easy to stuff, especially with leaked password lists.
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That makes sense. Thanks, guys. I feel pretty good <fingers crossed> about my security.
I do wonder, however, what someone would gain by hacking a Nintendo account? Presumably, they could play all my eShop games on a different Switch, name their Switch as the primary console, and buy games I don’t want. Is that it?
I do wonder, however, what someone would gain by hacking a Nintendo account? Presumably, they could play all my eShop games on a different Switch, name their Switch as the primary console, and buy games I don’t want. Is that it?
Re: Nintendo Account Breach April 2020
I don't know if you could use a nintendo account for this but some shady sites sell game keys that were purchased using stolen credit card info.
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prfsnl_gmr wrote:That makes sense. Thanks, guys. I feel pretty good <fingers crossed> about my security.
I do wonder, however, what someone would gain by hacking a Nintendo account? Presumably, they could play all my eShop games on a different Switch, name their Switch as the primary console, and buy games I don’t want. Is that it?
This is exactly what happened when my PSN account was "hacked" a few years ago. Fortunately Sony were quite helpful and returned my console to being the primary one and kicked the other user.
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Reprise wrote:prfsnl_gmr wrote:That makes sense. Thanks, guys. I feel pretty good <fingers crossed> about my security.
I do wonder, however, what someone would gain by hacking a Nintendo account? Presumably, they could play all my eShop games on a different Switch, name their Switch as the primary console, and buy games I don’t want. Is that it?
This is exactly what happened when my PSN account was "hacked" a few years ago. Fortunately Sony were quite helpful and returned my console to being the primary one and kicked the other user.
My psn was hacked over Christmas and they bought lots of fortnite virtual currency, which they then apparently sell for real money. Stuff like FIFA’s ultimate team card packs are likely targets too. Presumably, similar stuff is the goal with switch .
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alienjesus wrote:Reprise wrote:prfsnl_gmr wrote:That makes sense. Thanks, guys. I feel pretty good <fingers crossed> about my security.
I do wonder, however, what someone would gain by hacking a Nintendo account? Presumably, they could play all my eShop games on a different Switch, name their Switch as the primary console, and buy games I don’t want. Is that it?
This is exactly what happened when my PSN account was "hacked" a few years ago. Fortunately Sony were quite helpful and returned my console to being the primary one and kicked the other user.
My psn was hacked over Christmas and they bought lots of fortnite virtual currency, which they then apparently sell for real money. Stuff like FIFA’s ultimate team card packs are likely targets too. Presumably, similar stuff is the goal with switch .
Yeah, I think this is probably what the aim is with any hacks like this. Interestingly though, when someone accessed my PSN account they really did just make their PS4 the primary console and started playing all of my games. It was telling me on the home screen that I had recently played games I hadn't played in years and years. That immediately gave it away.
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Nintendo Switch ID: SW-8077-5145-0328