VTech, a Hong Kong based supplier of electronic learning products, has reportedly leaked 4.8 million customer records, including 227,000 children’s records, due to a hack on VTech’s system that took place in November, 2015. The leaked records include names, genders, birth dates, addresses, IP addresses, e-mail addresses, download history, password information and secret questions and answers. VTech’s hacked database also reportedly contained hundreds of gigabytes of pictures, chat logs and audio recordings of parents and children. A 21 year-old UK man has been arrested in connection with the hack.
In the wake of this revelation, VTech temporarily took down several of its online services and suspended trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
In a press release, VTech emphasized that they used a third party gateway to process online purchases, and that the hacked customer database did not process or store any credit card information.
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