In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned that a hacker had accessed its computer network and the customer information within it, including personal information about children who were using the company’s Kid Connect mobile app. On Jan. 8, in the Federal Trade Commission’s first children’s...
Could a recent investigation prove the OPM data breach was not state-sponsored after all, or is it just a move by the Chinese government to proclaim their innocence? In other news, U.S. lawmakers are questioning the safety of VTech users’ data, as children and parents who use its...
Hong Kong-based toymaker VTech disclosed that the sensitive information of nearly 5 million adults and more than 200,000 children was compromised during the breach of a portal used to download games to tablets, Reuters reported yesterday (Dec. 1). Security experts warned that similar companies that...
Connected toys are in danger this holiday season -- and so is just about everything that can be bought and sold, thanks to an unprecedentedly powerful strain of POS Malware. PYMNTS’ Retail Security Tracker gives the breakdown on those issues and more -- and offers...
January 09, 2018
In 2015, electronic toy company VTech learned that a hacker had accessed its computer network and the customer information within it, including personal information about children who were using the company’s Kid Connect mobile app. On Jan. 8, in the Federal Trade Commission’s first children’s privacy case involving connected toys, VTech Electronics Limited and its […]
December 03, 2015
Could a recent investigation prove the OPM data breach was not state-sponsored after all, or is it just a move by the Chinese government to proclaim their innocence? In other...
December 02, 2015
Hong Kong-based toymaker VTech disclosed that the sensitive information of nearly 5 million adults and more than 200,000 children was compromised during the breach of a portal used to download...
November 30, 2015
With all eyes on “smart toys” this holiday season and questions in the air around the potential risk to consumers who opt to dive into the world of artificial intelligence,...
