Nintendo Switch Online Accounts Reportedly Breached

There have been reports tonight that Nintendo Switch Online Accounts have been hacked.

As seen here in this tweet by Source Gaming

There's potentially some dodgy things happening with Switch Online log-ins. We advise checking the link below to see if your account has been accessed in anyway unbeknownst to you and to enable 2FA from the same site. https://t.co/c6NR6Jh9Y5 — Source Gaming (@AllSourceGaming) April 19, 2020

And more reports

I suspect Nintendo may have had a major security breach. My account was accessed numerous times overnight. My password is a unique string and my PC is definitely clean (not that I ever login via it). Lots of similar reports on Reddit/twitter. Unlink PayPal & enable 2FA folks! — Pixelpar (@pixelpar) April 19, 2020

I'm not 100% sure about the legitimacy of this but

There has been talks that theres a breach of security within the Nintendo accounts and there are reports of IPs accessing them It's reccomended for any users to change their password and make sure to have 2FA RT for awereness ! — Lulu?? (@luulubuu) April 19, 2020

Some further advice in regards to the current potential Switch Online security issues. -Enable 2FA on your account

-Change Nintendo Network ID (3DS/Wii U) password or unlink from Nintendo Account

-Change passwords of accounts tied to Switch (FB/Google/Twitter) — Source Gaming (@AllSourceGaming) April 20, 2020

Okay so shit is serious: No matter what you do about this Nintendo breach, ENABLE 2FA IF YOU DIDN'T DO IT ALREADY. CHANGING PASSWORDS IS NOT ENOUGH. — LuigiBlood (@LuigiBlood) April 19, 2020

We advise you to change passwords and enable 2FA

Hopefully this breach can be resolved

Update: There are reports that the hack came from Fortnite and epic account IDs being linked, but these reports are currently unconfirmed

To check any suspicious activity, go here

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