Nearly 160,000 Nintendo accounts compromised in massive hack

Sensitive details of about 160,000 Nintendo Network ID accounts have been compromised since the beginning of April, Nintendo confirmed.
The Japan-based video game company says login ID and password information of these profiles were obtained “illegally by some means other than our service” and in response, it’s freezing the ability to log into a Nintendo account through Nintendo Network ID (NNID).
Until Friday, gamers had the option to link the older accounts to their new Nintendo Switch accounts.
In the last month or two, Nintendo sales have skyrocketed as people across the world scramble for ways to keep themselves entertained while sheltering at home.
Gaming hardware sales themselves are up 63% from last year with the Nintendo Switch at the pole position.