Nintendo confirms up to 160,000 people’s accounts were hacked

Nintendo acknowledged on Friday that it suffered a major privacy breach, with up to 160,000 people’s accounts having been accessed. The breach began in early April, and linked to its Nintendo Network ID log-in system, the company said on its Japanese support site.

It warned that impacted players’ nicknames, dates of birth, regions and email addresses may have been viewed by a third party, and that unauthorized digital purchases could’ve been made in Nintendo’s eShop. However, it noted that no credit card information had been stolen.

The company disabled the ability to log-in using your Nintendo Network ID, and the passwords of impacted accounts will be reset. People whose accounts were breached will be notified via email, and Nintendo recommends you set up two-step verification for your account if you haven’t already.

Nintendo didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.