We’ve become accustomed to massive hacks targeting financial and retail institutions, but a recent digital ransacking of a popular kids' electronics manufacturer shows that anyone is vulnerable—even ...
There is a price to be paid for not properly securing technology that leads a privacy data breach. On Jan. 8, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it settled with VTech Electronics ...
BOSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Parents who gave their child a Kidizoom smartwatch or a VTech InnoTab tablet may have exposed them to identity theft after Hong Kong-based VTech said hackers stole the ...
VTech's Innotab is a child-friendly tablet, which was hacked to find photos and chatlogs of children and their parents Credit: Photo: PA Hong Kong toymaker VTech has admitted that more than 6.4 ...
The Federal Trade Commission said today that the electronic toymaker VTech Electronics has agreed to settle for a fine of $650,000 to be paid within the next seven days after charges that it violated ...
Parents, beware: Your child’s kid-friendly gadgets may not be as safe as you think. On Friday, the Chinese company VTech, which specializes in children’s tablets and other gadgets, said that its ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronic toymaker VTech has agreed to settle charges it violated a U.S. children's privacy law by collecting personal information without providing sufficient notice of its ...