VTech Hacker Was Able To Get Photos And Chatlogs

VTech was not aware of these attacks, with the breach happening on November 14, this company didn’t know anything until asked by a reporter on November 23. Now we’re learning that the VTech hacker was also able to get headshots and chatlogs from children’s accounts and even more information than originally reported.

Parents of children with VTech tablets have been told information about their little ones – and possibly their photos – have been stolen by a hacker.

“Upon discovering the breach, we immediately conducted a comprehensive check of the affected site and have taken thorough actions against future attacks”.

Investigations into massive data breach have already begun.

The hack is the largest known, thus far, targeting information of children. “No doubt VTech will seek to settle such claims as quickly as possible, but that may not save the company from the damage its reputation has suffered”.

Other countries with affected customers included Britain, Germany, Canada, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand. Regulators in Hong Kong are also looking into the matter.

The incident points to increased worry about children’s privacy as they, like their parents, put more of their personal information online to use modern toys or social networks. “Nothing is going to bring it back”.

The “stuff” included photos of both parents and their children, chat logs dating from as early as November to a year ago, names, addresses, recorded audio bits, and so much personal information about families that any parent would not want floating around in the darker parts of the Internet.

“The disclosure of the scope of the breach is troubling”, said Jaclyn Falkowski, a spokeswoman for Connecticut’s attorney general.

Hong Kong’s privacy commissioner Stephen Wong said his office had initiated a “compliance check” to see if VTech, based in Hong Kong, had followed data privacy rules. “It is now nearly impossible to predict the scale of liability that VTech could be subject to”.

Security experts were skeptical, noting that the stolen data could be worth millions of dollars.