Nintendo isn’t saying, so here’s how to fend off the account hijacking spree

Nintendo isn’t saying, so here’s how to fend off the account hijacking spree

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https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/nintendo-isnt-saying-so-heres-how-to-fend-off-the-account-hijacking-spree/

A wave of account takeovers hitting Nintendo users over the last few weeks continued largely unabated on Tuesday despite Ars’ coverage of the mass hijackings a day earlier. Nintendo isn’t saying why or how so many accounts continue to get compromised, often within hours of hacked users resetting passwords. A likely reason for the sustained hijacking spree: Nintendo’s failure to warn of the risks posed by legacy accounts.

Nintendo isn’t saying, so here’s how to fend off the account hijacking spree

Apr 22, 2020, 1:23pm UTC
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/nintendo-isnt-saying-so-heres-how-to-fend-off-the-account-hijacking-spree/ > A wave of account takeovers hitting Nintendo users over the last few weeks continued largely unabated on Tuesday despite Ars’ coverage of the mass hijackings a day earlier. Nintendo isn’t saying why or how so many accounts continue to get compromised, often within hours of hacked users resetting passwords. A likely reason for the sustained hijacking spree: Nintendo’s failure to warn of the risks posed by legacy accounts.