Episode 158: Monstrum Nox – Q&A Quest

Victar says:

In the wake of the recent news about Nintendo accounts being compromised, not to mention Sony’s past troubles with being hacked… what security precautions do you recommend when interacting with video game online storefronts, online accounts, and so on?

Here’s a link to a Newsweek article about Nintendo getting hacked, for reference:

https://www.newsweek.com/nintendo-hack-cyber-attack-exposes-160000-user-accouts-network-id-reset-passwords-1500001

And here’s a quote from Nintendo, mentioned in the article: “If you use the same password for your NNID and Nintendo account, your balance and registered credit card PayPal may be illegally used at My Nintendo Store or Nintendo eShop,”