160,000 Nintendo Switch users accounts have been hacked last night

[Jonah Hill poster]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/nintendo-says-that-at-least-160000-switch-users-accounts-have-been-hacked-heres-how-to-make-your-account-more-secure-with-two-factor-authentication/ar-BB13cbLD

• Nintendo's Switch game console is wildly popular, with over 50 million units sold - and it's currently out of stock nearly everywhere due to increased demand as millions are forced indoors amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• As more people than ever are using the Switch, Nintendo Switch digital accounts are increasingly being targeted by hackers.
• Nintendo revealed a major breach on Friday morning: "About 160,000 accounts" of Nintendo Switch users were impacted, the company said.
• There's one critical way to protect your account from theft: two-factor authentication. Here's how to set it up right now!
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Do you have a Nintendo Switch? Did you also have a Nintendo 3DS or Wii U?

If you answered yes to both of those questions, there's a possibility your Nintendo Switch account was one of "about 160,000" breaches that Nintendo announced on Friday morning.

So, how do you make sure your Switch stays safe? Nintendo is suggesting every Switch owner set up something called "two-factor authentication." Here's how it works and how to set it up:

1. Go to the Nintendo Account management page in your web browser of choice, and log in:
You can find that page right here.

2. Click on the "Sign-in and security settings" menu option, on the left:
3. Scroll down to find the "2-Step Verification settings" section, and click " Edit":
4. Click "2-Step Verification setup"
5. Check your email address — if this is wrong, and you don't have access to the email, you could accidentally lock your account. So make sure this is right!
6. Check your email for one from Nintendo marked "Nintendo Account: Email address verification," and input your verification code — almost done!
7. Download the Google Authenticator app on your smartphone, and scan the QR code. It will spit out a six-digit numeric code.
8. Input that six-digit code below where you scanned the QR code, and you're good to go!
9. Maybe take note of the backup codes in case you get locked out.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

If you can read Japanese, here’s the official Nintendo Japan website explaining this in full detail:

「ニンテンドーネットワークID」に対する不正ログイン発生のご報告と「ニンテンドーアカウント」を安全にご利用いただくためのお願い｜サポート情報｜Nintendo

「ニンテンドーネットワークID」に対する不正ログイン発生のご報告と「ニンテンドーアカウント」を安全にご利用いただくためのお願い

www.nintendo.co.jp

 

[Zero Day Defense]

cuckolds on suicide watch

 

[Nobunaga]

Bing bing wahoo

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

If you can read Japanese, here’s the official Nintendo Japan website explaining this in full detail:

「ニンテンドーネットワークID」に対する不正ログイン発生のご報告と「ニンテンドーアカウント」を安全にご利用いただくためのお願い｜サポート情報｜Nintendo

「ニンテンドーネットワークID」に対する不正ログイン発生のご報告と「ニンテンドーアカウント」を安全にご利用いただくためのお願い

www.nintendo.co.jp

Plus just a few months ago, I remember asking the Farms this:

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/i-havent-played-my-nintendo-switch-in-almost-two-years.65318/

I actually thought my Switch was hacked, too

 

[Florence]

Not like Switch owners have anything to lose.

 

[AsbestosFlaygon]

You know I'm kinda astonished by how little of a fuss this has been given, or other hackings/hijackings these days really. If I remember correctly Xbox & PlayStation both had hacks of similar scale in December, don't really remember much chit chat on it though. I suppose when data breeches with millions of passwords and account data occur semi-regularly, including for actual important shit like bank accounts, no one cares about the comparatively small scale shit that happens in the gaming sphere.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

cuckolds on suicide watch

They are too busy tweeting about their switch to actually play it or have an account so they are safe.

 

[Nauseated Courgi]

They are too busy tweeting about their switch to actually play it or have an account so they are safe.

cuckolds on suicide watch

I'm a bit out of the loop, what is it with cucks and the switch?

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

I'm a bit out of the loop, what is it with cucks and the switch?

It is "Trendy" so the Cucksumers all bought it so they can say how "Nerdy" they are because they own a Switch they never turned on.

 

[BrunoMattei]

I genuinely do not get why this system is so popular.

 

[Marissa Moira]

I genuinely do not get why this system is so popular.

Nintendo branding

I never take mine out of docked mode because portable mode is ass and the joycons are also ass. You need a pro controller because they're so cheap that they won't include the controller mode charging base for the joycons but will include an empty plastic shell that looks just like one. The charging base runs around 30-40 bucks and a new pro controller is around 60-70.

Basically they need Americans to design their hardware.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Nintendo branding

I never take mine out of docked mode because portable mode is ass and the joycons are also ass. You need a pro controller because they're so cheap that they won't include the controller mode charging base for the joycons but will include an empty plastic shell that looks just like one. The charging base runs around 30-40 bucks and a new pro controller is around 60-70.

Basically they need Americans to design their hardware.

$300 not considering the cost for another controller and to play online just to play, what, 4-5 exclusive Nintendo games? And a bunch of ports that were on Steam? If it was $200 then okay because you could still use it as a tablet. But I don't get it unless you have money to burn or your autistic like Movie Bob over Nintendo games.

 

[Buttigieg2020]

$300 not considering the cost for another controller and to play online just to play, what, 4-5 exclusive Nintendo games? And a bunch of ports that were on Steam? If it was $200 then okay because you could still use it as a tablet. But I don't get it unless you have money to burn or your autistic like Movie Bob over Nintendo games.

Paying 300 dollars for 4-5 exclusives and ports of steam games is literally every modern console.

 

[Pissmaster]

I genuinely do not get why this system is so popular.

Nintendo's the only portable game system around anymore, and they've always dominated the portable market. I don't think there's ever been a successful portable game system that wasn't made by Nintendo except for the PSP, which ironically, saw a lot of success due to how easy it was to hack, which was mostly used to play Nintendo games.

$300 not considering the cost for another controller and to play online just to play, what, 4-5 exclusive Nintendo games? And a bunch of ports that were on Steam? If it was $200 then okay because you could still use it as a tablet. But I don't get it unless you have money to burn or your autistic like Movie Bob over Nintendo games.

Switch Lite is $200, but it's not much of a tablet. There's no web browser or anything, just some streaming platforms and video games. Just get a proper tablet if you want a tablet.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Nintendo's the only portable game system around anymore, and they've always dominated the portable market. I don't think there's ever been a successful portable game system that wasn't made by Nintendo except for the PSP, which ironically, saw a lot of success due to how easy it was to hack, which was mostly used to play Nintendo games.


Switch Lite is $200, but it's not much of a tablet. There's no web browser or anything, just some streaming platforms and video games. Just get a proper tablet if you want a tablet.

I know about the Switch Lite being terrible but does the public need a portable system when Smart Phones are a thing? Apparently so.

 

[Pissmaster]

I know about the Switch Lite being terrible but does the public need a portable system when Smart Phones are a thing? Apparently so.

Oh, dude, I'd pay good money for a nice controller for my phone. I've bought several. They're all shitty in one way or another, and it's kind of impressive how many ways they can just be trash. The best one I ever found has obnoxious red lights built into all the buttons so it's irritating to play at night, and it has to be re-paired with my phone every time I charge it, which takes several minutes of switching it on and off and scanning and praying it finally connects because that's how cheap Bluetooth shit is. (It's an iPega Red Knight)

Apparently Nintendo and Sony are the only companies on the planet that know how to manufacture decent portable computers with video game controls. Like it's fucking arcane wizardry or some shit.

 

[BrunoMattei]

Oh, dude, I'd pay good money for a nice controller for my phone. I've bought several. They're all shitty in one way or another, and it's kind of impressive how many ways they can just be trash. The best one I ever found has obnoxious red lights built into all the buttons so it's irritating to play at night, and it has to be re-paired with my phone every time I charge it, which takes several minutes of switching it on and off and scanning and praying it finally connects because that's how cheap Bluetooth shit is. (It's an iPega Red Knight)

Apparently Nintendo and Sony are the only companies on the planet that know how to manufacture decent portable computers with video game controls. Like it's fucking arcane wizardry or some shit.

It's either the result of companies cutting corners or planned obsolescence. It reminds me of trying to find a controller with a good D-Pad and it's way harder than you expect. You have to find a specific controller, pay a minimum of $45-50 for it and even then the D-Pad will just not respond after a year or two. Meanwhile, you could grab an old Genesis or SNES controller and they work fine.

There's something fucky going on.

 

[FuckedUp]

I know about the Switch Lite being terrible but does the public need a portable system when Smart Phones are a thing? Apparently so.

Being able to play full-fledged games while hanging out on campus during hour-long gaps between classes is pretty great.

 

[Pissmaster]

It's either the result of companies cutting corners or planned obsolescence. It reminds me of trying to find a controller with a good D-Pad and it's way harder than you expect. You have to find a specific controller, pay a minimum of $45-50 for it and even then the D-Pad will just not respond after a year or two. Meanwhile, you could grab an old Genesis or SNES controller and they work fine.

There's something fucky going on.

I feel you on the hunt for a good D-pad. They're few and far between.

I'd guess it's a mix of corner cutting and trying to wedge way too much tech into something simple. The Switch Joy-cons are $80 for a pair and have serious problems with their control sticks drifting (acting like they're tilted in one direction when they're not being touched), but they also have shit like haptics, gyroscopes, NFC, and a depth camera built-in. Wanna guess how many games even use the depth camera? Just gimmicky stuff made for game journalists and redditors, like 1, 2, Switch and Labo.

It'd be pretty great if we could just get some solid buttons and sticks that'll do their job well and last a long time, but I guess it's more important that Carl the Cuck stomp around in his cardboard robot suit while Jamal's visiting with his wife.